Ever wonder what it would be like to have an "astronaut's" view of landing on Mars?
When the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, it recorded the descent and landing with its Mars Descent Imager or "MARDI" camera. The view was extremely valuable to engineers; it helped them understand what happens during one of the riskiest parts of the mission.
This camera recorded full-color video of Curiosity's journey through the atmosphere all the way down to the Martian surface. It gave the science team and rover drivers a glimpse of the landing and helped them identify Curiosity’s exact landing spot.
New Cameras for Landing
For the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, the engineering team added several cameras and a microphone to document entry, descent and landing in even greater detail. The cameras capture full-color video throughout the vehicle’s final descent to the Martian surface. Some of what the cameras see on the way down will help mission planners decide on the rover's first drives.
These new eyes and ears of Perseverance are assembled from easily available commercial hardware. The cameras and microphone are being flown as a "discretionary payload," which means it's an optional add-on that will be an asset, but is not required for the mission.
A First-Person View of Landing on Mars
In addition to providing engineering data, the cameras and microphone can be considered a "public engagement payload." They are likely to give us a good and dramatic sense of the ride down to the surface!
Memorable videos depicting Curiosity’s "Seven Minutes of Terror" during its entry, descent and landing on Mars rover went viral online, but used computer-generated animations.
No one has ever seen a parachute opening in the Martian atmosphere, the rover being lowered down to the surface of Mars on a tether from its descent stage, the bridle between the two being cut, and the descent stage flying away after rover touchdown!
These are some of the most informative observations that the cameras can provide for engineers in the business of landing spacecraft on Mars. Mars 2020 will give us all a front-row seat in a Mars landing for the first time in the history of space exploration.
Ezt a linkelt oldalon irták, szóval, ezek a kamerák nem csak amiatt vannak ott, hogy nézettséget generáljanak, hanem dokumentálják is , hogy mi történik és ezzel segitenek fejlesztésben a következő leszállásnál.
És ha ezek a kamerák rögzítették a dolgot és ki is akarják értékelni, akkor ugyan ugy ki kell hozzá épiteni a kommunikációs csatornát, hogy megkapják az anyagot rola,
Vagy majd fél 1 év múlva fogják bemutatni , hogy amúgy ez történt ám a leszállás alkalmával, de ennyi időbe tellett mire bitenként fogadni tudtok öket..
Meg minden alkalommal full color camerákrol beszélnek, ( nem a tudományos kamerákrol beszélek) és mégis kaptunk egy fekete fehér homályos kis felbontásu képet.