X-ray Machine on Mars
Caption:
This image taken at Meridiani Planum, Mars by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rover's alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (circular device in center), located on its instrument deployment device, or "arm." The image was acquired on the ninth martian day or sol of the rover's mission.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
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System |
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Target Type |
Planet |
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Mission |
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) |
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) |
Instrument Host |
Opportunity (MER-B) |
Curiosity Rover |
Host Type |
Rover |
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Instrument |
Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) |
Panoramic Camera (Pancam) |
Detector |
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Extra Keywords |
Grayscale |
Acquisition Date |
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Release Date |
2004-02-02 |
Date in Caption |
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Image Credit |
NASA/JPL |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05196 |
Identifier |
PIA05196 |