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:10.5194/gi-5-205-2016

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10 Jun 2016

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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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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.