MAHLI on Mars: lessons learned operating a geoscience camera on a landed  payload robotic arm

Yingst, R. Aileen; Edgett, Kenneth S.; Kennedy, Megan R.; Krezoski, Gillian M.; McBride, Marie J.; Minitti, Michelle E.; Ravine, Michael A.; Williams, Rebecca M. E.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-205-2016

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-205-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-205-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

Research article

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10 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 10 Jun 2016

MAHLI on Mars: lessons learned operating a geoscience camera on a landed payload robotic arm

R. Aileen Yingst, Kenneth S. Edgett, Megan R. Kennedy, Gillian M. Krezoski, Marie J. McBride, Michelle E. Minitti, Michael A. Ravine, and Rebecca M. E. Williams

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Final revised paper (published on 10 Jun 2016)
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'review', K. E. Herkenhoff, 22 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Response to RC1', R Aileen Yingst, 31 Mar 2016
RC2: 'Referee report', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Response to RC2', R Aileen Yingst, 13 Apr 2016

Short summary

The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) has acquired images to support science and science-enabling activities in Gale crater. MAHLI's combination of fine-scale resolution, RGB color, ability to focus over a large range of distances, and relatively large field of view, have been ideal for deriving maximum science from the mission. Imaging fully illuminated, dust-free targets yields the best results, with complementary information obtained from shadowed images.