Installation of NHK Super Hi-Vision camera on Mars probe in Japan 16:40 on September 10
NHK and JAXA = Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced that the Japanese spacecraft, which investigates Mars and its satellites, will be equipped with a super high-definition camera and will shoot in ultra-high-definition image quality such as 8K.
The JAXA spacecraft "MMX" will be launched in FY 2024, and will be used for observations near Mars and for landing on Mars' satellite Phobos to collect surface sand and bring it back to Earth.
NHK and JAXA have announced that they will cooperate with each other to install special 8K and 4K Super Hi-Vision cameras equipped with radiation countermeasures on this spacecraft for shooting.
The 8K and 4K cameras will be attached to the underside and sides of the spacecraft to take pictures of Mars from above and also to take pictures of the scenery seen when landing at Phobos.
We plan to transfer a part of the captured image to the earth and reconstruct it into a movie, and record the original captured data in the memory of the returning capsule and bring it back to the earth.
To date, NHK has installed a high-definition camera on the lunar probe “KAGUYA,” and has also taken high-definition images of the universe with the 4K camera from the International Space Station.
NHK says, "We will work on delivering the appearance of Mars and its satellites in ultra-high-definition video to everyone in 2025, when we will arrive on Mars at the 100th anniversary of Japanese broadcasting." is.