Eli5: why is this rover camera Black and White

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Is it needed for a specific purpose or what? Wouldn’t it be easier to take a normal unedited image and Later use a filter on it?

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The images were from the hazard detection cameras. These cameras are placed underneath the rover and the front and rear in order to detect obstructions in the rovers path. Low quality cameras are sufficient for this. Higher quality cameras simply weren’t needed for this function. Perseverance has additional cameras that are high quality and will surely be sending back HD images as soon as it’s able.

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