Next up in my series of posts about the instruments on MSL is the Mars Descent Imager (MARDI). Once again, this camera is made by MSSS just like MastCam and MAHLI, and it shows. Like the other two, MARDI is a color camera, and it shoots high-def 1600×1200 pixel images. MARDI is special because it points straight down, and it can take pictures at 4.5 frames per second. That means … Continue reading Mars Science Laboratory Instruments: MARDI