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.


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    Title :

    Mineralogy by X-ray Diffraction on Mars: The Chemin Instrument on Mars Science Laboratory


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English