Alien Anomalies

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MAHLI calibration image taken on Mars Sep 2012 Example of quality take ON MARS and transmitted back.

Mars Hand Lens Imager

MAHLI can not only take close-up pictures with resolution as high as 15 microns (0.0006 inch) per pixel, it can also focus at infinity, allowing the camera to be used to take pictures at a variety of distances from the instrument. This is a sub-frame of a MAHLI image acquired on 19 September 2008 which shows the far-viewing capability of the instrument. At the time, the MAHLI was inside a cleanroom at Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS), undergoing instrument calibration and characterization tests. This picture shows a view looking from the cleanroom, through a window into another room, and then through a window in that room to the outside. The picture shows a typical San Diego, California, blue sky and the green fronds of palm trees. The back end of a parked sport utility vehicle (SUV) can also be seen.

Some images taken on Earth by the camera

6/10,000 of an inch per pixel scale taken in Sept 2008 - probably much better than the MER Microscopic Imager