Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and broadcaster NHK. Is teaming up to develop space cameras capable of capturing Mars and shooting at res and k resolution, like never before. Meanwhile, 8K video is pending Restricted Expensive Come back to Earth here, so if you’re going to get some ridiculously high-resolution footage, it could be something out of this world.
In A press release Announcing the collaboration this week, JXA said the “super high-vision camera” will film the red planet and its moon, Phobos and Demos, during the agency’s planned Martian Moon EX.ploration Mission. Once installed on the MMX spacecraft, it will take pictures of Mars at regular intervals and partially transfer them to Earth to “create a smooth image” and store them in the return capsule towards the original.
In addition to filming Mars, the Ultra Marrow will also help JAXA and NHK visualize the spacecraft’s behavior on Earth, combining flight data with its ultra-high resolution images. JX added that it could also help them operate the spacecraft.
“By shooting MMX’s mission in the Martian system millions of kilometers away from Earth with a newly developed super high-vision camera, JXA and NHK will work together to convey the appeal of a new horizon that has never been seen in detail before,” vividly and inspiringly. JX said.
The MMX will launch in 2024 and reach Mars by 2025, so it will be a while before we see that 8K footage. The images, though detailed, will help scientists unravel the mystery of Mars’ history and see how closely. Microbes And Water Bear on the planet’s surface. And, of course, the NHK will literally walk away from a deal with one type of footage that no other broadcaster can expect to match. Now That is Which you call a win-win situation.
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