Mastcam-Z

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Mastcam-Z is a zoom-capable, multispectral stereo camera system on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used to capture high-resolution images and assist in geological and atmospheric studies.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf camera system
multispectral imager
scientific instrument
stereo camera
zoom camera system
agency NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
collaboratingInstitution Malin Space Science Systems
Space Science Institute
designedFor characterizing Martian dust and aerosols
in-situ study of Martian surface
developer Arizona State University
hasCapability atmospheric observations
color imaging
geologic context imaging
high-resolution imaging
panoramic imaging
stereo ranging
video acquisition
zoom from wide-angle to telephoto
hasComponent calibration target
left Mastcam-Z camera head
right Mastcam-Z camera head
landingDate 2021-02-18
landingSite Jezero crater
launchDate 2020-07-30
locatedOn Mars
Perseverance rover remote sensing mast
mission Mars 2020 NERFINISHED
mountedOn Perseverance rover mast
operator NASA
partOf Mars 2020 mission NERFINISHED
Perseverance rover NERFINISHED
planetaryMission NASA Mars Exploration Program
primaryBodyStudied Mars
principalInvestigator James F. Bell III
spacecraft Perseverance
successorTo Mastcam on Curiosity rover
usedFor atmospheric studies
documenting rover operations
geological studies
supporting rover navigation
supporting sample selection
terrain analysis
uses multispectral filters
stereo imaging
zoom optics
wavelengthRange near-infrared
visible

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Perseverance rover
hasInstrument

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