To obtain detailed mineralogy information, the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity carries CheMin, the first X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrument used on a planet other than Earth. CheMin has provided the first in situ XRD analyses of full phase assemblages on another planet.
Mineralogy by X-ray Diffraction on Mars: The Chemin Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory
2014
2 pages
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Englisch