NASA NTRS · 19770063264
Quasi-microscope concept for planetary missions
Abstract
Viking lander cameras have returned stereo and multispectral views of the Martian surface with a resolution that approaches 2 mm/lp in the near field. A two-orders-of-magnitude increase in resolution could be obtained for collected surface samples by augmenting these cameras with auxiliary optics that would neither impose special camera design requirements nor limit the cameras field of view of the terrain. Quasi-microscope images would provide valuable data on the physical and chemical characteristics of planetary regoliths.
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Huck, F. O., Burcher, E. E., Wall, S. D., Arvidson, R. E., Giat, O.. 1977-09-01. Quasi-microscope concept for planetary missions. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770063264
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