Navigation Cameras (Navcams)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Camera system
gptkbp:colorImaging No (Spirit/Opportunity/Curiosity)
Yes (Perseverance)
gptkbp:dataRate Rover to Earth via orbiter relay
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:exposureModes Automatic
gptkbp:fieldOfView Wide angle
gptkbp:fieldOfViewDegrees 45 degrees (Curiosity)
96 degrees (Perseverance)
gptkbp:focusArea CCD (Curiosity)
CMOS (Perseverance)
Fixed focus
gptkbp:format Digital images
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Navigation Cameras (Navcams)
gptkbp:imagingFrequency As needed for navigation
gptkbp:imagingMode Color (Perseverance)
Monochrome (Curiosity)
gptkbp:introducedIn 2004 (Spirit and Opportunity)
2012 (Curiosity)
2021 (Perseverance)
gptkbp:locationOnRover Mast
gptkbp:manufacturer Malin Space Science Systems (Curiosity/Perseverance)
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites 2
gptkbp:operatedBy Rover computer
gptkbp:operatingSystem Martian surface
gptkbp:powerSource Rover electrical system
gptkbp:publicImagesAvailable Yes
gptkbp:purpose Navigation
Hazard avoidance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mastcam
Hazcams
gptkbp:resolution 1024x1024 pixels (Curiosity)
1280x1024 pixels (Perseverance)
gptkbp:role Support autonomous driving
Support remote driving
Support science operations
gptkbp:stereoImaging Yes
gptkbp:usedFor 3D terrain mapping
Driving commands
Rover path planning
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:Mars_Science_Laboratory_(Curiosity)
gptkb:Perseverance_rover
gptkb:Mars_rovers
gptkb:Mars_Exploration_Rovers_(Spirit_and_Opportunity)
gptkbp:wavelengthRange Visible light
gptkbp:website https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/spacecraft/instruments/cameras/navcam/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mars_Exploration_Rovers
gptkb:Opportunity_(rover)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6