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title: "Cachecam"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachecam"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T09:44:14.125067+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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The Cachecam, a photographic camera, is mounted inside the rover underbelly, at the top of the sample cache of NASA's Perseverance rover mission to Mars.
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== Overview ==
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The Cachecam's main job is to photograph the top of a sample tube after the sample is gathered in order to verify acquisition before the tube is sealed. It may also take images at other points in the sample processing.
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The Cachecam will acquire color images of the samples using its 20 megapixel CMOS detector.
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It is considered an engineering camera. The other sets of engineering cameras on the Mars 2020 Rover are the Navcams and hazcams.
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== See also ==
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Astrionics
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List of NASA cameras on spacecraft
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Mars rover
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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The Cameras on the Mars 2020 Rover |