Reconnaissance camera

Installation of an improved aerial reconnaissance camera (KS-72) in lieu of the low-light-level television. 

Fig. 8.36 Leyt Spectrum of the soil close to the crater rim where Opportunity entered and exited the crater. The basaltic soil is unusually high in hematite (but no indication of significant contribution Irom hematitic spherules). Middle rover tracks. Right 750 m diameter (. 75 m deep) eroded impact crater Victoria Crater, formed in sulfate-rich sedimentary rocks. Image acquired by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Science Experiment camera (Hirise). The red line is the drive path of Opportunity exploring the crater. (Courtesy NASA, JPL, ASU, Cornell University)...

August 12, 2005, saw the launch of the US spacecraft Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which entered orbit around Mars on March 10, 2006. This craft has high-resolution cameras on board to permit a more exact mapping of the Martian surface (as a precondition for the search for suitable landing grounds). 

Aerial night reconnaissance photography was started by the British in 1918 and went through numerous phases because of the difficult tie-in of illumination and camera action. The historical aspects of the development, with emphasis on the proUem of relating the interval of highest light emission with photographic exposure, are related in a BuWeps report. ... 

Archaeologists do not always have to dig deep to unearth artifacts. Aerial archaeology involves conducting bird s-eye view reconnaissance missions using cameras mounted on kites, remote-controlled parachutes, hot-air balloons, model airplanes, and helicopters. 

Based on these facts, it is reasonable to believe that PEM-based fuel cells may be deployed to power surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking sensors aboard satellite or spacecraft. High-power sealed Ni-Cd and lithium-based batteries can be just as appropriate for deployment in microsatellites to power the various electronic systems, electro-optical sensors, and high-resolution infrared cameras. 

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