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Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI)

Launch: September/October 2009 Mars Landing: July/September 2010 Status: Fabrication and Testing

Artwork showing early version of MAHLI camera head design.

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) will acquire color close-up images of rocks and surface fines at the MSL landing site. MAHLI will primarily be used to obtain microscopic views of surfaces at resolutions between 12.5 and 75 micrometers per pixel. This engineer's rendering shows the MAHLI camera head.


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