PIA13875: Preparing to Install APXS Sensor Head


Preparing to Install APXS Sensor Head

Caption:

Grad student Nicholas Boyd (left) and Principal Investigator Ralf Gellert, both of the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, prepare for the installation of the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer sensor head during testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Instrument Host Curiosity Rover
Host Type Rover
Instrument Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2009-10-13
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA13875
Identifier PIA13875