Instrument Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:chemin.msl::1.1
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| NAME |
CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY INSTRUMENT
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| TYPE |
SPECTROMETER
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument located within the body of the Mars Science Laboratory establishes the mineralogy of powdered samples using x-ray diffraction spectroscopy. CheMin consists of a funnel for receiving powdered samples, 27 reusable sample cells, an x-ray source, a cooled charge-coupled device (CCD) detector, and analog and digital electronics. Software for onboard processing of data runs in the rover computer. CheMin contains 5 internal calibration standards for instrument characterization and establishing performance trends.
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| MODEL IDENTIFIER |
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| NAIF INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIER |
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| SERIAL NUMBER |
not applicable
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| REFERENCES |
Blake, D.F., D. Vaniman, R. Anderson, D. Bish, S. Chipera, et al., Test and delivery of the CheMin mineralogical instrument for Mars Science Laboratory '11, 41st LPSC, #1898, 2010.
Vaniman, D., D. Bish, D. Blake, S.T. Elliott, P. Sarrazin, et al., Landed XRD/XRF analysis of prime targets in search for past or present Martian life, J. Geophys. Res. 103, E13, 31477-31489, 1998.
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