The Photo-Geek’s Guide to Curiosity Rover’s 17 Cameras

[morningfog]

One of the best parts of having NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars is the incredible images that it’s going to start beaming back to viewers on Earth.

After the probe’s safe landing, it sent several pictures of its wheels on the ground to mission control to let engineers know that everything was okay. But these dusty, close-up images cannot compare to the snapshots that the rover will soon be taking.

Curiosity is packed with no fewer than 17 cameras to shoot high-quality photos and videos in black-and-white, color, and 3-D stereo of the Martian landscape. While scientists are no doubt quite eager for the information that these images will contain, most of us will be excited to live vicariously through the rover and experience some breathtaking views on Mars.

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[morningfog]

1. It can distinguish between a football and a basketball from seven football fields away.

[customerserviceguy]

5. How far is that in basketball courts? n/t

[RandiFan1290]

2. We've only seen Hazcam pics so far

Can't wait till they break out the rest of those bad boys!

[Skidmore]

3. It reminds me of that robot, AMEE, in "Red Planet."

Only clunkier.

[HopeHoops]

6. I keep seeing Wall-E even though it looks nothing like it.

[HappyMe]

4. Holy crap!

That thing is cool!