TheCachecam, aphotographiccamera, is mounted inside the rover underbelly, at the top of the sample cache ofNASA'sPerseverance rover mission toMars.
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.[1] It may also take images at other points in the sample processing.
The Cachecam will acquire color images of the samples using its 20 megapixel CMOS detector.[2]
It is considered an engineering camera. The other sets of engineering cameras on the Mars 2020 Rover are theNavcams andhazcams.
