navcam

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Navcam, short for navigational camera, is a type of camera found on certain robotic rovers or spacecraft used for navigation without interfering with scientific instruments.{{cite web|title=Comet 67P/C-G in Rosetta's navigation camera|url=http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/06/25/comet-67pc-g-in-rosettas-navigation-camera/|publisher=ESA|accessdate=15 August 2015}}{{cite web|title=The rover's "eyes" and other "senses"|url=http://marsrover.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_rover_eyes.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040307102014/http://marsrover.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_rover_eyes.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2004|work=Mars Exploration Rover Mission|publisher=NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory|accessdate=3 January 2013}}{{cite news|title=How A Team Of Scientists Dropped A One-Ton Science Lab On Mars Completely Unscathed|newspaper=The Business Insider|date=17 December 2012}} Navcams typically take wide angle photographs that are used to plan the next moves of the vehicle{{cite news|title=More Driving And Imaging At 'Matijevic Hill'|newspaper=Space Daily|date=November 26, 2012}} or object tracking.