PIXL
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PIXL is a highly sensitive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer on NASA's Perseverance rover used to analyze the elemental composition of Martian rocks and soil at microscopic scales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PIXL canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars rover instrument
ⓘ
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer ⓘ scientific instrument ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry ⓘ |
| analyzes |
Martian rocks
ⓘ
Martian soil ⓘ |
| capability | map elemental composition at fine spatial scales ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
SHERLOC
ⓘ
SuperCam ⓘ WATSON camera ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Mars Sample Return campaign ⓘ |
| dataType |
elemental maps
ⓘ
spectra ⓘ |
| detects | fluorescent X-rays emitted by target elements ⓘ |
| determines | elemental abundances ⓘ |
| developer |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
| enables | selection of samples for potential return to Earth ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | small spot on rock or soil surface ⓘ |
| fullName | Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
X-ray detector
ⓘ
X-ray tube ⓘ calibration target ⓘ fine-scale positioning stage ⓘ |
| hostPlatform | Mars 2020 Perseverance rover robotic arm turret ⓘ |
| measurementTechnique | X-ray fluorescence ⓘ |
| missionStartContext | landed with Perseverance in Jezero Crater in 2021 ⓘ |
| missionType | in situ geochemical analysis ⓘ |
| mountedOn | turret at end of Perseverance robotic arm ⓘ |
| observationMode | raster scanning of target surface ⓘ |
| onboard | Perseverance rover ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | Martian surface ⓘ |
| partOfMission |
Mars 2020
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars 2020 mission
|
| primaryPurpose | analyze elemental composition of Martian rocks and soil ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
astrobiology
ⓘ
planetary geochemistry ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
characterize Martian geology
ⓘ
constrain past habitability of Mars ⓘ search for signs of past microbial life ⓘ |
| sensitivity | highly sensitive ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spatialResolution | microscopic scale ⓘ |
| supportsInvestigation |
diagenetic processes on Mars
ⓘ
lithochemistry of Martian rocks ⓘ past aqueous environments on Mars ⓘ |
| targetBody | Mars ⓘ |
| uses | focused X-ray beam ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.