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