High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRise)
High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment is a camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter . The 65 kg (143 lb), $40 million USD instrument was built under the direction of the University of Arizona 's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. It consists of a 0.5 m (19.7 in) aperture reflecting telescope , the largest so far of any deep space mission, which allows it to take pictures of Mars with resolutions of 0.3 m/pixel (about 1 foot), resolving objects below a meter across. HiRISE has imaged Mars landers on the surface, including the ongoing Curiosity and Opportunity rover missions . [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiRISE Portal http://www.uahirise.org/