The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover landed on Mars in August 2012, and has been exploring the planet ever since. Dr. Horton E. Newsom will discuss the MSL's design and main goal, which is to characterize past environments that may have been conducive to the evolution and sustainability of life. He will also discuss Curiosity's science payload, and remote sensing, analytical capabilities, and direct discoveries of the Chemistry & Camera (ChemCam) instrument, which is the first Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) to operate on another planetary surface and determine the chemistry of the rocks and soils.


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    Title :

    Exploration of Mars with the ChemCam LIBS Instrument and the Curiosity Rover


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    Conference:

    Knowledge Capture Event ; 2016 ; Houston, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2016-10-25


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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