CacheCam
The Cachecam, a photographic camera, is mounted inside the rover underbelly, at the top of the sample cache of NASA's Perseverance rover mission to Mars.
CacheCam
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The Cachecam's main job is to photograph the top of a sample tube after the sample is gathered in order to verify acquisition before the tube is sealed. It may also take images at other points in the sample processing. The Cachecam will acquire color images of the samples using its 20 megapixel CMOS detector. It is considered an engineering camera. The other sets of engineering cameras on the Mars 2020 Rover are the Navcams and hazcams.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Sample Caching System Camera (CacheCam), located inside the rover underbelly. It looks down into the top of a sample tube to take close-up pictures of the sampled material and the tube as it's prepared for sealing and storage. This image was acquired on Dec. 2, 2022 (Sol 634) at the local mean solar time of 21:36:37. Image Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech · https: https: https: mars.n
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard Sample Caching System Camera (CacheCam), located inside the rover underbelly. It looks down into the top of a sample tube to take close-up pictures of the sampled material and the tube as it's prepared for sealing and storage. This image was acquired on July 16, 2022 (Sol 499) at the local mean solar time of 19:24:00. Image Credi
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