
Context Camera (CTX)
Mars orbiter camera that maps wide strips of the surface
San Diego company that designs, builds and operates cameras for planetary missions, including the zoom cameras on NASA's Perseverance rover and the context camera that has mapped Mars from orbit since 2006.
Private company founded in 1990, older than most NewSpace firms; listed because it supplies the cameras on many Mars and deep-space missions.
Mars orbiter camera that maps wide strips of the surface
Zoomable 3D color cameras on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover
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