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

Publications and Reference Material


For additional information about the MSL MARDI investigation, see the following:

  • Design and fabrication of lenses for the color science cameras aboard the Mars Science Laboratory rover
    by F. T. Ghaemi
    Optical Engineering, v. 48, no. 10, 103002, doi:10.1117/1.3251343, October 2009.

  • The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) flight instrument
    by Malin, M. C., M. A. Caplinger, K. S. Edgett, F. T. Ghaemi, M. A. Ravine, J. A. Schaffner, J. N. Maki, R. G. Willson, J. F. Bell III, J. F. Cameron, W. E. Dietrich, L. J. Edwards, B. Hallet, K. E. Herkenhoff, E. Heydari, L. C. Kah, M. T. Lemmon, M. E. Minitti, T. S. Olson, T. J. Parker, S. K. Rowland, J. Schieber, R. J. Sullivan, D. Y. Sumner, P. C. Thomas, and R. A. Yingst
    40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Extended Abstract 1199, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, 2009.
    PDF, courtesy LPI

  • MSSS Delivers First Science Instrument to JPL for 2009 Mars Rover Mission Payload
    MSSS Press Release, 17 July 2008

  • The Mast Cameras and Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) for the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory
    by Malin, M. C., J. F. Bell III, J. Cameron, W. E. Dietrich, K. S. Edgett, B. Hallet, K. E. Herkenhoff, M. T. Lemmon, T. J. Parker, R. J. Sullivan, D. Y. Sumner, P. C. Thomas, E. E. Wohl, M. A. Ravine, M. A. Caplinger, and J. N. Maki
    Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, Extended Abstract No. 1214, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, 2005.
    PDF, courtesy LPI

  • NASA Selects MSSS to Provide Three Science Cameras for the 2009 Mars Rover Mission
    MSSS Press Release, 14 December 2004

  • Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) on the Mars Polar Lander
    by M. C. Malin, M. A. Caplinger, M. H. Carr, S. Squyres, P. Thomas, and J. Veverka
    Journal of Geophysical Research 106(E8), 17,635–17,650, doi:10.1029/1999JE001144, 2001.
    PDF, courtesy AGU

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