For the first time in history as the news said, Japan
will make a history in developing a “Super Hi-Vision Camera” or a 8k(8,000
pixels) ultra-high definition camera that will shoot the planet Mars and its
two moons – Deimos and Phobos- in very clear image that is not yet taken
before.
“The Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA) and Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) have decided to jointly
develop the Super Hi-Vision Camera that is capable of filming 4K and 8K images
in space for JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. This would be the
first time in history that 8K ultra-high-definition images of Mars and its
moons are taken in proximity. By combining the actual flight data of the MMX
spacecraft and the images taken by the Super Hi-Vision Camera, the exploration
of the MMX spacecraft around Mars and its moons (the Martian system), 300
million kilometers from the Earth, will be recreated.” (Phys)
Japan is developing a spacecraft with the 8k high-definition
camera with it and the spacecraft mission will be launched in year 2024.The spacecraft
is called MMX spacecraft or Martian Moons Exploration spacecraft.
“JAXA is currently developing the MMX spacecraft to
be launched in JFY 2024, with the aim of clarifying the origin of the Martian
moons and the evolutionary process of the Martian system. MMX is an
internationally high-profile sample-return mission that aims to conduct
scientific observations of the Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, and of Mars,
as well as land on Phobos to collect "sand" from its surface to
return to Earth.” (Phys)
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| iamage from JAXA and Phys website |
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