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.
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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