SHERLOC

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SHERLOC is a spectroscopic instrument on NASA's Perseverance rover designed to detect and map organic compounds and minerals on the Martian surface.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars rover instrument
Raman spectrometer
fluorescence spectrometer
spectroscopic instrument
acronymFor Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals
coLocatedWith WATSON camera
dataUsedFor interpreting Martian geological history
selecting samples for possible return to Earth
developedBy NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
NASA Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED
fullName Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals
hasAbbreviationStyle backronym
hasComponent autofocus and context imager
calibration target
sample return target
spectrometer
ultraviolet laser
hostRover Perseverance
hostRoverLandingDate 2021-02-18
hostRoverLandingSite Jezero Crater
hostRoverLaunchDate 2020-07-30
locatedOn Mars
maps distribution of minerals in Martian rocks
distribution of organics in Martian rocks
missionAgency NASA
missionProgram NASA Mars Exploration Program
mountedOn Perseverance rover NERFINISHED
Perseverance rover robotic arm turret
namedAfter Sherlock Holmes (by pun)
operatedBy NASA
partOfMission Mars 2020 NERFINISHED
primaryObjective characterize minerals on the Martian surface
detect organic compounds on the Martian surface
map organic compounds on the Martian surface
resolutionType microscale mapping
scientificGoal assess past habitability of Mars
search for potential biosignatures
spectralRange deep ultraviolet
supports Mars sample caching strategy
targetEnvironment Martian regolith
Martian rocks
Martian surface
usesTechnique deep ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy
deep ultraviolet fluorescence spectroscopy

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
SHERLOC ("Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals")
acronymFor
PIXL
collaboratesWith
SHERLOC ("Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals")
fullName
Perseverance rover
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