Triple

T17131758
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mars Global Surveyor E415734 entity
Predicate instrument P792 FINISHED
Object Thermal Emission Spectrometer
The Thermal Emission Spectrometer is a scientific instrument that measured infrared radiation from Mars to determine the planet’s surface and atmospheric composition, temperature, and mineralogy.
E396679 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thermal Emission Spectrometer | Statement: [Mars Global Surveyor, instrument, Thermal Emission Spectrometer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Context triple: [Mars Global Surveyor, instrument, Thermal Emission Spectrometer]
  • A. Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer
    The Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer is a compact infrared instrument used on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers to analyze the mineral composition and thermal properties of Martian rocks and soil.
  • B. APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer)
    The APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by bombarding them with alpha particles and X-rays and analyzing the emitted spectra.
  • C. Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer
    The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer is a suite of weather instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance rover that measures atmospheric conditions and dust on the Martian surface.
  • D. Thermal Emission Imaging System
    The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) is a multispectral infrared and visible-light camera on NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter used to map Martian surface composition, temperature, and geological features.
  • E. Dawn Visible and Infrared Spectrometer
    The Dawn Visible and Infrared Spectrometer is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft designed to analyze the mineralogical and thermal properties of celestial bodies by measuring their reflected visible and infrared light.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Triple: [Mars Global Surveyor, instrument, Thermal Emission Spectrometer]
Generated description
The Thermal Emission Spectrometer is a scientific instrument that measured infrared radiation from Mars to determine the planet’s surface and atmospheric composition, temperature, and mineralogy.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Target entity description: The Thermal Emission Spectrometer is a scientific instrument that measured infrared radiation from Mars to determine the planet’s surface and atmospheric composition, temperature, and mineralogy.
  • A. Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer chosen
    The Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer is a compact infrared instrument used on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers to analyze the mineral composition and thermal properties of Martian rocks and soil.
  • B. APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer)
    The APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) is a scientific instrument used on Mars rovers to determine the elemental composition of rocks and soil by bombarding them with alpha particles and X-rays and analyzing the emitted spectra.
  • C. Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer
    The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer is a suite of weather instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance rover that measures atmospheric conditions and dust on the Martian surface.
  • D. Thermal Emission Imaging System
    The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) is a multispectral infrared and visible-light camera on NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter used to map Martian surface composition, temperature, and geological features.
  • E. Dawn Visible and Infrared Spectrometer
    The Dawn Visible and Infrared Spectrometer is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft designed to analyze the mineralogical and thermal properties of celestial bodies by measuring their reflected visible and infrared light.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d886d15af4819092f92f8a129763e6 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3f02a9fbc81909d820d29417aa55c completed April 18, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01414eca3c8190aeec22fab3b5e767 completed May 11, 2026, 2:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01423a771881908c2eaff14e335ee2 completed May 11, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01430b7e008190bc3366cc89564409 completed May 11, 2026, 2:46 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.