Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Mars Descent Imager (MARDI)

Launch: October/November 2011

Mars Landing: in 2012

Status: Integrated with Rover; in testing at JPL

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) will acquire hundreds of natural color images at a rate of 4 frames per second during MSL’s descent to the martian surface in July/August 2010.

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