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Orbiter Equipped with High Resolution Camera from Ball Aerospace

Publication: Wireless News
Date: Tuesday, August 9 2005


Wireless News

08-09-2005

Orbiter Equipped with High Resolution Camera from Ball Aerospace

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When NASA's Orbiter launches from Cape Canaveral for its journey to Mars, the spacecraft will include an advanced camera built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. for the University of Arizona.
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) is expected to provide thousands of images of the planet's surface i

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