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Cruise Configuration
Entry, Descent, and Landing Configuration
Aeroshell
Parachute
Airbags
Lander
Surface Operations Configuration
Rover
Instruments
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Spacecraft: Surface Operations: Instruments

Science instruments are state-of-the-art tools that will acquire information about the Martian environment. They include:

Cameras

Spectrometers

Grinder
Magnets

The instruments use calibration targets, including a sundial, to determine accurate colors, brightnesses, and other information collected by the instruments.