Preparing to Install APXS Sensor Head
Caption:
Grad student Nicholas Boyd (left) and Principal Investigator Ralf Gellert, both of the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, prepare for the installation of the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer sensor head during testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Cataloging Keywords:
Name |
Value |
Additional Values |
Target |
Mars |
|
System |
|
|
Target Type |
Planet |
|
Mission |
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) |
|
Instrument Host |
Curiosity Rover |
|
Host Type |
Rover |
|
Instrument |
Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) |
|
Detector |
|
|
Extra Keywords |
Color |
Acquisition Date |
|
Release Date |
2009-10-13 |
Date in Caption |
|
|
Image Credit |
NASA/JPL-Caltech |
Source |
photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13875 |
Identifier |
PIA13875 |