📸 First images are in! 🛰️ ✨ Subtle at first glance, this image represents student innovation & months of tireless #NAUResearch 🔬🔭🌌 Bound to Mars on NASA’s ESCAPADE mission spacecraft, the NAU student-designed and built camera will play a critical role in the mission to investigate Mars’ weather. Swipe ➡️ to see the work of NAU students in action Photo 1️⃣&2️⃣ Gold spacecraft solar array side-on Photo 3️⃣ Side-by-side visible & infrared sensor images Photo 4️⃣ Two traditional cameras and two infrared cameras created by NAU students will capture images from the research mission ESCAPADE. Photo 5️⃣ NAU team at the vibration & shock testing Photo 6️⃣ Both planetary science and mechanical engineering students took part in building and testing the traditional and infrared cameras. 🔎 The goal? ➡️ To better understand how materials on the surface heat up and cool down during Mars’ day-night cycle and across its seasons. 🪓 #KickAxe to RocketLabCorp, UCB-SSL, NASA & our very own Depa...