Instrument Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:hazcam.mer2::1.1
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| NAME |
HAZARD AVOIDANCE CAMERA
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| TYPE |
IMAGER
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| DESCRIPTION |
Each MER has 4 Hazard Avoidance Cameras, 2 in the front and 2 in the rear. The Hazcams have the exact same optical design as the EDLcam and the Navcams. The Hazcams will be used to take images of the landscape that will help the rover avoid any obstacles in the way of the traverse. The Hazcams are made of a detector head and an electronics box. The detector head houses a lens assembly and a Charge Coupled Device detector (CCD). The electronics box contains the CCD driver electronics, the 12-bit Analog to Digital Converter (ADC), camera/rover interface electronics, and a heater resistor that will keep the box above the minimum operating temperature of 218 K. The Hazcams use a broadband visible filter and produces 1024 x 1024 pixel images.
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| MODEL IDENTIFIER |
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| NAIF INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIER |
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| SERIAL NUMBER |
not applicable
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| REFERENCES |
Maki, J.N., et al., Mars Exploration Rover Engineering Cameras, J. Geophys. Res., 108(E12), 8071, doi:10.1029/2003JE002077, 2003.
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