SuperCam

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SuperCam is a remote-sensing instrument on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover that uses lasers, cameras, and spectrometers to analyze the composition of Martian rocks and soil from a distance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover instrument
Raman spectrometer
infrared spectrometer
laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument
microphone-equipped scientific instrument
remote-sensing instrument
canAnalyzeFromDistance approximately 7 meters
up to several meters
dataUsedFor context for returned sample analysis on Earth
supporting rover navigation decisions about targets
developedBy CNES
surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales

French research institutions consortium
Los Alamos National Laboratory NERFINISHED
firstOperatedOn Perseverance landing date 2021-02-18
hasCapability detection of organic compounds
high-resolution color imaging
recording acoustic data on Mars
remote elemental analysis
remote mineralogical analysis
hasComponent Body Unit
Mast Unit
hostRover Perseverance
internationalPartner CNES
France
locatedAt Mast Unit on Perseverance rover
mission Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission NERFINISHED
mountedOn mast of Perseverance rover
operatedBy Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
NASA
partOf Mars 2020 mission payload
NASA Perseverance rover NERFINISHED
predecessorInstrument ChemCam
surface form: ChemCam on Curiosity rover
program Mars Exploration Program
surface form: NASA Mars Exploration Program
scientificPurpose analyze composition of Martian rocks
analyze composition of Martian soil
characterize Martian surface geology
search for signs of past habitability
study Martian atmospheric properties
support selection of rock and soil samples for caching
spaceAgency NASA
successorTo ChemCam
targetBody Mars
uses Raman spectroscopy
infrared spectroscopy
laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
microphone acoustic measurements
time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
visible imaging

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