General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

.1 GLASS SUBSTRATE WITH SILICONE & ALUMINUM OR SILVER COATING LAYERS/.2 PLASTIC/.3 SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Weight

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Diameter

15.0 cm

Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital computing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Dalsa

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Bromont

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

COLLABORATION OF NASA & DALSA BEGAN IN 1997; ROVERS IN USE 2003-2004

Canada

MATERIAL PRODUCED BY CANADIAN FIRM DALSA, FOUNDED IN 1980 IN WATERLOO BY IMAGING PIONEER DR. SAVVAS CHAMBERLAIN, FORMERLY OF U. OF WATERLOO. DALSA SELLS COMPONENTS SUCH AS MEMS, HIGH VOLTAGE CMOS, STANDARD CMOS & CCD. COMPONENTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO EQUIPMENT USED IN VARIETY OF INDUSTRIAL & SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS.

Function

DEMONSTRATION SAMPLE OF MATERIAL FROM WHICH CCDS (CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES) ARE MADE; CCDS OF THIS TYPE WERE USED IN CAMERA SYSTEMS OF MARS ROVER, PRODUCING IMAGES OF SURFACE OF MARS SENT BACK TO EARTH IN JANUARY 2004. [CCD IS ELECTRONIC MEMORY MEDIUM THAT CAN BE CHARGED BY LIGHT & HOLD VARIABLE CHARGE, USED IN CAMERAS & SCANNERS TO RECORD VARIABLE SHADES OF LIGHT.]

Technical

DALSA CLAIMS TO BE AMONG WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED DIGITAL IMAGING PRODUCERS. CCD IMAGE SENSOR CHIPS ONBOARD TWO MARS EXPLORATION ROVER (MER) MISSIONS WERE MFD. AT COMPANY'S SEMICONDUCTOR DIV. IN BROMONT, PQ. TWO PANORAMIC CAMERAS (PANCAMS) ON ROVERS, WHICH USE DALSA-MFD. CHIPS, ARE MOST SOPHISTICATED COLOUR IMAGING SYSTEMS EVER SENT TO SURFACE OF ANOTHER PLANET.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

YELLOW LETTERING READING "MER1"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MIRROR FINISH WITH YELLOW LINES

Decoration

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