‘Super Hi-Vision’ cameras for MMX!

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This week, JAXA and NHK announced plans to develop a camera for space that can take ultra high definition images. Two of the new “Super Hi-Vision” cameras will join the suite of instruments onboard the MMX spacecraft to record our journey to the Martian system!

This week, JAXA and NHK announced plans to develop a camera for space that can take ultra high definition images. Two of the new “Super Hi-Vision” cameras will join the suite of instruments onboard the MMX spacecraft to record our journey to the Martian system!

One of the Super Hi-Vision cameras can capture images at 4K resolution, while the second camera can use up to 8K resolution. These photographs will become the highest definition images ever captured of Mars and its moons, Phobos and Deimos, from close proximity. By combining such visual detail with the actual flight data from the MMX spacecraft, we hope that the challenges and excitement of the mission can be brought to life for a wide audience.

NHK is the Japan’s nation broadcasting cooperation and has previously worked with JAXA to produce high definition images from our space missions. These have included visualisations of the asteroid touchdowns performed by Hayabusa2, 4K filming from the International Space Station and the lunar surface from the Kaguya orbiter.

Fusing the knowledge and experience of NHK and JAXA has allowed state-of-the-art image capture in space, and the 4K/8K Super Hi-Vision Cameras will reveal the details of Mars, Phobos and Deimos in amazing detail. We aim to convey these worlds in a high degree of realism with these detailed images.

The JAXA press release can be found [here].