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Quasi-microscope concept for planetary missionsViking lander cameras have returned stereo and multispectral views of the Martian surface with a resolution that approaches 2 mm/lp in the near field. A two-orders-of-magnitude increase in resolution could be obtained for collected surface samples by augmenting these cameras with auxiliary optics that would neither impose special camera design requirements nor limit the cameras field of view of the terrain. Quasi-microscope images would provide valuable data on the physical and chemical characteristics of planetary regoliths.
Document ID
19770063264
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Huck, F. O.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Burcher, E. E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Wall, S. D.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Arvidson, R. E.
(Washington University St. Louis, Mo., United States)
Giat, O.
(Perkin-Elmer Corp. Danbury, Conn., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Applied Optics
Volume: 16
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Accession Number
77A46116
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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