PIA20848: Test of Lander Vision System for Mars 2020


Test of Lander Vision System for Mars 2020

Caption:

A prototype of the Lander Vision System for NASA's Mars 2020 project was tested in this Dec. 9, 2014, flight of a Masten Space Systems "Xombie" vehicle at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

To learn more about NASA's flight opportunities program, visit http://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/ .

Background Info:

The Flight Opportunities Program funded the Masten flight tests under the Space Technology Mission Directorate. The program obtains commercial suborbital space launch services to pursue science, technology and engineering to mature technology relevant to NASA's pursuit of space exploration. The program nurtures the emerging suborbital space industry and allows NASA to focus on deep space.

To read more about NASA's Mars 2020 rover, visit http://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars 2020
Instrument Host Xombie
Host Type
Instrument Lander Vision System (LVS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Dust
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2016-10-04
Date in Caption 2014-12-09
Image Credit NASA/Photo: Tom Tschida
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20848
Identifier PIA20848