Bundle Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:mer_apxs_composites_library::1.0
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| NAME |
MER APXS Composite Spectra Bundle
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| TYPE |
Archive
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| DESCRIPTION |
This bundle contains a library of target characteristics, metadata, composite spectra, and concentrations created from individual spectra acquired by the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometers on Mars Exploration Rovers 1 and 2 (Opportunity and Spirit).
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| SEARCH/ACCESS DATA |
MER APXS Composite Spectra Online
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| Citation |
| DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI) |
10.17189/fmmx-db70
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| AUTHORS |
Knight, A. L.; VanBommel, S. J.; Gellert, R.
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| EDITORS |
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| PUBLICATION YEAR |
2024
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| DESCRIPTION |
This bundle contains a library of target characteristics, metadata, composite spectra, and concentrations created from individual spectra acquired by the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometers on Mars Exploration Rovers 1 and 2 (Opportunity and Spirit).
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| Context |
| START DATE TIME |
2004-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
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| STOP DATE TIME |
2018-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
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| LOCAL MEAN SOLAR TIME |
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| LOCAL TRUE SOLAR TIME |
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| SOLAR LONGITUDE |
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| PRIMARY RESULT PURPOSE |
Science
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| PRIMARY RESULT PROCESSING LEVEL |
Calibrated
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| PRIMARY RESULT DESCRIPTION |
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| PRIMARY RESULT WAVELENGTH RANGE |
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| PRIMARY RESULT DOMAIN |
Surface
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| PRIMARY RESULT DISCIPLINE NAME |
Geosciences
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| INVESTIGATION |
Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity
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| OBSERVING SYSTEM |
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| OBSERVING SYSTEM COMPONENT |
Mars Exploration Rover 1
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Mars Exploration Rover 2
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
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| TARGET |
Mars
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| REFERENCES |
Rieder, R., et al., The new Athena Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) for the Mars Exploration Rovers, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2003.
Gellert, R., et al., Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS): Results from Gusev crater and calibration report, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2006.
Mittlefehldt, D. W., et al., Geology and geochemistry of Noachian bedrock and alteration events, Meridiani Planum, Mars: MER Opporunity observations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2021.
Ming, D. W., et al., Geochemical properties of rocks and soils in Gusev Crater, Mars: Results of the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer from Cumberland Ridge to Home Plate, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2008.
Knight, A. L. et al., Gallium and germanium concentrations from the MER Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometers: Evidence of global trace element enrichment, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2024.
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| DATA COLLECTION |
MER APXS Composite Spectra Library
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