If i remember correctly, rover has a 720p video camera that records 10fps. And considering the speed of the movement of camera or robotic arm, any higher fps wo

If i remember correctly, rover has a 720p video camera that records 10fps. And considering the speed of the movement of camera or robotic arm, any higher fps would have been redundant. I don't know about microphone though. Plus there is a novelty factor. The first full HD 3d 60fps video with 6 channel sound will probably be the most popular YouTube video of the year. But that's it, no one would watch the second video because all of it would be same. largely because rovers travels very slowly and also because it's just rocks and dust, just like any desert here on earth. The cost of the added weight and volume of more capable camera for just one popular video is not justified IMO.