Instrument Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:om.phx::1.2
NAME Phoenix Lander Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer Optical Microscope
TYPE Imager
DESCRIPTION The Phoenix Lander Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) Optical Microscope (OM) was part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument suite. The OM was a fixed-focus imaging system utilizing a 512 x 256 pixel active imaging area frame transfer CCD detector. It was designed to acquire images of particulate Martian material (soil, dust) at a spatial resolution of 4 microns/pixel.
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REFERENCES Keller, H.U., W. Goetz, H. Hartwig, S.F. Hviid, R. Kramm, W.J. Markiewicz, C. Shinohara, P.H. Smith, R. Tanner, P. Woida, R. Woida, B.J. Bos, and M.T. Lemmon, The Phoenix Robotic Arm Camera, J. Geophys. Res., 113, E00A17, doi:10.1029/2007JE003044, 2008.