Abstract

    Curiosity has four instruments that study the chemistry of Martian materials. Two of them focus on elemental abundances. ChemCam is a remote sensing instrument, able to detect the elemental composition of a rock or soil from a distance of up to 7 meters by shooting it with a laser, a technique deployed in space for the first time on Curiosity. The Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) is a contact science instrument to examine the compositions of rocks and soils reached by the arm, and has a long Martian heritage.


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    Titel :

    Curiosity’s Chemistry Instruments


    Beteiligte:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2018


    Format / Umfang :

    55 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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