Popping the Lid off Curiosity's Hazard Cameras
 Click on the image for the animationThis video shows an engineering test for NASA's Curiosity rover, which took place during Assembly, Test and Launch Operations (ATLO), a project phase that occurs when all components are integrated, tested and launched. During the test shown here in slow motion, the clear dust covers on the Hazard-Avoidance cameras were popped off. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Science Laboratory mission for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.
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Image details
ID#:
PIA15961
Date added:
2012-08-03
Target:
Mars
Mission:
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Spacecraft:
Curiosity
Instruments:
Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI)
Size:
676 x 677 pixels (width x height)
Rating:
Views:
1,421
Full-Res TIFF:
PIA15961.tif (0.46 MB)
Full-Res JPG:
PIA15961.jpg (0.05 MB)
Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech
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