APXS

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Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer scientific instrument

APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by analyzing emitted X-rays after alpha particle irradiation.

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Label Occurrences
APXS canonical 6
Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer ⓘ
scientific instrument ⓘ
acronymFor X-ray Spectrometer ⓘ
surface form: Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
dataType X-ray spectra ⓘ
elemental abundances ⓘ
detects characteristic X-ray spectra ⓘ
developedBy Max Planck Institute for Chemistry ⓘ
developedFor in-situ planetary surface analysis ⓘ
enables comparison of Martian rocks to terrestrial analogs ⓘ
rock classification ⓘ
soil classification ⓘ
study of weathering processes ⓘ
fullName X-ray Spectrometer ⓘ
surface form: Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
hasComponent X-ray detector ⓘ
alpha particle source ⓘ
collimator ⓘ
electronics unit ⓘ
measures elemental composition ⓘ
mountedOn Perseverance rover ⓘ
surface form: Mars 2020 Perseverance rover

Opportunity rover ⓘ
surface form: Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

Spirit rover ⓘ
surface form: Mars Exploration Rover Spirit

Mars Pathfinder ⓘ
surface form: Mars Pathfinder Sojourner rover

Mars Pathfinder ⓘ
surface form: Mars Pathfinder lander

Curiosity rover ⓘ
surface form: Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover

Philae ⓘ
surface form: Rosetta Philae lander
operatesBy irradiating samples with alpha particles ⓘ
measuring emitted X-rays ⓘ
operatingMode contact measurement ⓘ
long integration times ⓘ
output relative elemental concentrations ⓘ
radiationType X-rays ⓘ
alpha particles ⓘ
requires close contact with target surface ⓘ
scientificDiscipline geochemistry ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
targetBody Mars ⓘ
asteroids ⓘ
comets ⓘ
usedByMission Mars 2020 ⓘ
surface form: Mars 2020 mission

Mars Exploration Rover mission ⓘ
Mars Pathfinder ⓘ
Mars Science Laboratory ⓘ
Rosetta mission ⓘ
usedFor elemental analysis of rocks and soil ⓘ
geochemical analysis ⓘ
usedOn Mars rovers ⓘ
planetary landers ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Curiosity rover → instrument → APXS ⓘ
Chandrayaan-2 → instrumentsOnRover → APXS ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
Mars Science Laboratory → scienceInstruments → APXS ⓘ
Vera Rubin Ridge → investigatedUsing → APXS ⓘ
intermediate waypoint on Curiosity ascent of Mount Sharp → investigatedUsing → APXS ⓘ
subject surface form: Rubin Ridge
Pragyan → scientificInstrument → APXS ⓘ
Curiosity → instrument → APXS ⓘ