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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-07-16 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
 Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL)
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This image of a rock target nicknamed Thunderbolt Peak was created by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover using PIXL, which determines the mineral composition of rocks by zapping them with X-rays.
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Perseverance's PIXL Instrument Examines 'Thunderbolt Peak'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-12-12 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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This time-lapse video uses an engineering model of one of the instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover to show how the instrument evaluates safe placement against a rock.
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How Perseverance's PIXL Gets Close to a Rock Target
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-12-12 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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PIXL, one of the instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, analyzed the chemical makeup of an area of abraded rock dubbed Ouzel Falls, finding it rich in minerals containing phosphate.
PIA26206:
PIXL Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Studies 'Ouzel Falls'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-12-12 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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Analyzing this abraded rock patch dubbed Bills Bay, the PIXL instrument on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found it rich in carbonates (purple) and silica (green), both of which are good at preserving signs of ancient life.
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PIXL Instrument on NASA's Perseverance Studies 'Bills Bay'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-02-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Curiosity used its ChemCam instrument to view Gediz Vallis Ridge, spotting boulders that are thought to have been washed down in an ancient debris flow.
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ChemCam Mosaic of Gediz Vallis Ridge
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Add Image to Favorite List 2021-12-16 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
 Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL)
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These images show a rock target called Dourbes and a map of chemical elements detected within it by PIXL, one of the instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.
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PIXL's View of Dourbes
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Add Image to Favorite List 2021-09-10 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its PIXL instrument to analyze the Bellegarde abrasion target, revealing salt minerals.
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PIXL Image of Salts in Bellegarde
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Add Image to Favorite List 2021-07-20 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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This data shows chemicals detected within a single rock on Mars by PIXL, one of the instruments on the end of the robotic arm aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.
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PIXL's First Chemical Maps
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-12-21 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This mosaic shows various scenes captured from a location called Housedon Hill by the ChemCam instrument aboard NASA's Curiosity Mars rover between September 9 and October 23, 2020 (Sols 2878 and 2921).
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Housedon Hill Mosaic Taken by Curiosity's ChemCam
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-11-01 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The Chemistry and Camera instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover examined a freshly brushed area on target rock 'Christmas Cove' and found spectral evidence of hematite, an iron-oxide mineral.
PIA22068:
Curiosity's ChemCam Checks 'Christmas Cove' Colors
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-09-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This view of 'Vera Rubin Ridge' from the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows multiple sedimentary layers and fracture-filling deposits of minerals.
PIA21852:
Micro-imager View: Layers in 'Vera Rubin Ridge,' Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Examination of a calcium sulfate vein called 'Diyogha' by the Chemical and ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover found boron, sodium and chlorine.
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Boron, Sodium and Chlorine in Mineral Vein 'Diyogha,' Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This two-part illustration shows the context of the erosion-resistant, raised vein, called 'Catabola,' in an image from NASA's Curiosity's Mast Camera. The highest concentration of boron measured on Mars.
PIA21251:
Boron in Calcium Sulfate Vein at 'Catabola,' Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-13 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover (blue line) and locations where the rover's ChemCam instrument detected the element boron (dots, colored by abundance of boron according to the key at right).
PIA21150:
Where's Boron? Mars Rover Detects It
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This graphic shows proportions of minerals identified in mudstone exposures at the 'Yellowknife Bay' location where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover first analyzed bedrock, in 2013, and at the 'Murray Buttes' area investigated in 2016.
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Mineral Content Comparison at Two Gale Crater Sites
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This diagram illustrates how the dimensions of clay minerals' crystal structure are affected by which ions are present in the composition of the mineral. Different clay minerals were identified this way at two sites, 'Yellowknife Bay' and 'Murray Buttes'
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Clay Mineral Crystal Structure Tied to Composition
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Data graphed here from the CheMin instrument on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover show a difference between clay minerals in powder drilled from mudstone outcrops at two locations, 'Yellowknife Bay' and 'Murray Buttes' in Mars' Gale Crater.
PIA21147:
Detecting a Difference in Clay Minerals at Two Gale Crater Sites
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-12-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This series of pie charts shows similarities and differences in the mineral compositions of mudstones at 10 sites where NASA's Curiosity Mars rover collected rock-powder samples and analyzed them with the rover's Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument.
PIA21146:
Mudstone Mineralogy from Curiosity's CheMin, 2013 to 2016
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-07-21 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover autonomously selects some of the targets for the laser and telescopic camera of the rover's Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument.
PIA20762:
Autonomous Selection of a Rover's Laser Target on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-12-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This graph presents information from the NASA Curiosity Mars rover's onboard analysis of rock powder drilled from the 'Buckskin' and 'Greenhorn' target locations on lower Mount Sharp.
PIA20273:
Silica in Opal at 'Buckskin' and 'Greenhorn' on Mount Sharp
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-12-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The graph at right presents information from the NASA Curiosity Mars rover's onboard analysis of rock powder drilled from the 'Big Sky' and 'Greenhorn' target locations, shown at left.
PIA20272:
'Big Sky' and 'Greenhorn' Drill Holes and CheMin X-ray Diffraction
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-12-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The graph at right presents information from the NASA Curiosity Mars rover's onboard analysis of rock powder drilled from the 'Buckskin' target location, shown at left.
PIA20271:
'Buckskin' Drill Hole and CheMin X-ray Diffraction
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-12-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows detailed texture of a rock target called 'Elk' on Mars' Mount Sharp.
PIA20267:
Details on Silica-Rich 'Elk' Target near 'Marias Pass'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-11-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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These images at 'Garden City' from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover indicate similarly dark material, but with very different chemistries, in mineral veins.
PIA19924:
Thick, Dark Veins at 'Garden City,' Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-11-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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These images and overlay bar charts at 'Garden City' from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover indicate where some high-potassium material is localized within mineral veins.
PIA19923:
Dark, Thin Fracture-Filling Material
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-05-22 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows detailed texture of a rock target called 'Yellowjacket' on Mars' Mount Sharp.
PIA19661:
Auto-Focused on Details in "Yellowjacket" on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-11-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This side-by-side comparison shows the X-ray diffraction patterns of two different samples collected from rocks on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover. The images present data obtained by Curiosity's Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument (CheMin).
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Signature of Hematite in 'Confidence Hills' Martian Rock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-07-16 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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A Martian target rock called 'Nova,' shown here, displayed an increasing concentration of aluminum as a series of laser shots from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover penetrated through dust on the rock's surface.
PIA18388:
Curiosity's ChemCam Examines Mars Rock Target 'Nova'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-07-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
 ChemCam
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This rock encountered by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is an iron meteorite called 'Lebanon,' similar in shape and luster to iron meteorites found on Mars by the previous generation of rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.
PIA18387:
Curiosity Finds Iron Meteorite on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-07-09 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Scientists used the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover to examine a Martian rock 'shell' about one inch across, embedded in bedrock and with a hollow interior.
PIA18396:
Martian Rock and Dust Filling Studied with Laser and Camera
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-01-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This view of a Martian rock target called /Harrison' merges images from two cameras onboard NASA's Curiosity Mars rover to provide both color and microscopic detail. The elongated crystals are likely feldspars, and the matrix is pyroxene-dominated.
PIA17768:
Martian Rock 'Harrison' in Color, Showing Crystals
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-01-29 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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As NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is progressing toward Mount Sharp, researchers are using the rover's RIM and ChemCam instruments to examine soils and rocks in Gale Crater.
PIA17767:
Crystal-Laden Martian Rock Examined by Curiosity's Laser Instrument
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-12-09 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This schematic shows the atomic structure of the smallest units that make up the layers and interlayer region of clay minerals. This structure is similar to the clay mineral in drilled rock powder collected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
PIA17598:
Clay Mineral Structure Similar to Clays Observed in Mudstone on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-12-09 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The hole that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drilled into target rock 'John Klein' provided a view into the interior of the rock, as well as obtaining a sample of powdered material from the rock.
PIA17594:
View into 'John Klein' Drill Hole in Martian Mudstone
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-12-05 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This graph shows a spectrum recorded by the Chemistry and Camera instrument (ChemCam) in NASA's Curiosity Mars rover; it is is typical of Martian volcanic (basalt) material.
PIA17593:
ChemCam Spectrum from Martian Rock Target 'Ithaca'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-12-05 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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Since landing on Mars in August 2012, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has fired the laser on its Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument more than 100,000 times at rock and soil targets up to about 23 feet (7 meters) away.
PIA17591:
Target for 100,000th Laser Shot by Curiosity on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-07-09 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover would have capabilities for nested-scale observations and localized composition identification down to microscopic scale.
PIA17276:
The Importance of Nested Scales of Observations, Fine Scales
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-06-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image from an animation shows how repeated laser shots from the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity cause a pit to form at the target point in Martian soil.
PIA17262:
Pitting in Martian Soil During Repeated Laser Shots From Mars Rover Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-06-05 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was used to check the composition of gray tailings from the hole in rock target 'Cumberland' that the rover drilled on May 19, 2013.
PIA17069:
Drilled Hole and ChemCam Marks at 'Cumberland'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-04-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover targeted the laser of the ChemCam instrument with remarkable accuracy for assessing the composition of the wall of a drilled hole and tailings that resulted from the drilling.
PIA16922:
Accurate Pointing by Curiosity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-04-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This diagram shows how materials analyzed by the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover during the first 100 Martian days of the mission differed with regard to hydrogen content (horizontal axis) and alkali (vertical axis).
PIA16911:
Curiosity's ChemCam Analyzes Rocks, Soils and Dust
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-04-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover fired its laser 50 times at its onboard graphite target showing spectral measurements from the first shot, which hit dust on the target, compared to spectral measurements of from the 50th shot.
PIA16910:
Dust Detection by Curiosity's ChemCam
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-04-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This pair of images taken a few minutes apart show how laser firing by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity removes dust from the surface of a rock. The images were taken by the remote micro-imager camera in the laser-firing Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam).
PIA16819:
Curiosity's ChemCam Removes Dust
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-03-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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These images, made from data obtained by Curiosity's CheMin, show the patterns obtained from a drift of windblown dust and sand called 'Rocknest' and from a powdered rock sample drilled from the 'John Klein' bedrock.
PIA16830:
Minerals at 'Rocknest' and 'John Klein'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-02-13 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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A day after NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilled the first sample-collection hole into a rock on Mars, the rover's Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument shot laser pulses into the fresh rock powder that the drilling generated.
PIA16765:
Laser Hits on Martian Drill Tailings
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-02-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This head-on view shows the tip of the drill bit on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. The view merges two exposures taken by the remote micro-imager in the rover's ChemCam instrument at different focus settings.
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Drill Bit Tip on Mars Rover Curiosity, Head-on View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-02-04 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The shape of the tip of the bit in the drill of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is apparent in this view recorded by the remote micro-imager in the rover's ChemCam instrument on Mars. Jan. 29, 2012; the bit is about 0.6 inch (1.6 centimeters) wide.
PIA16718:
Drill Bit Tip on Mars Rover Curiosity, Side View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-01-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This set of images shows the similarity of sulfate-rich veins seen on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover to sulfate-rich veins seen on Earth.
PIA16617:
Veins in Rocks on Mars and Earth
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-01-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This graphic from NASA's Curiosity mission shows an analysis of the composition of two rocks called 'Crest' and 'Rapitan' in the 'Yellowknife Bay' area of Mars.
PIA16616:
Signs of Hydrated Calcium Sulfates in Martian Rocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-01-15 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This graphic from NASA's Curiosity mission shows close-ups of light-toned veins in rocks in the 'Yellowknife Bay' area of Mars together with analyses of their composition.
PIA16615:
Calcium-Rich Veins in Martian Rocks
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-11-26 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This view of a rock called 'Rocknest 3' combines two images taken by the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on the NASA Mars rover Curiosity and indicates five spots where ChemCam had hit the rock with laser pulses to check its composition.
PIA16451:
Mars Rock 'Rocknest 3' Imaged by Curiosity's ChemCam
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This graphic shows results of the first analysis of Martian soil by the CheMin experiment on NASA's Curiosity rover. The image reveals the presence of crystalline feldspar, pyroxenes and olivine mixed with some amorphous (non-crystalline) material.
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First X-ray View of Martian Soil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This pair of images from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover shows the upper portion of a wind-blown deposit dubbed 'Rocknest.' At left, colors are unmodified, showing the scene as it would appear on Mars, which has a dusty red-colored atmosphere.
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Wind-Blown Martian Sand
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This pair of images shows a 'bite mark' where NASA's Curiosity rover scooped up some Martian soil (left), and the scoop carrying soil.
PIA16173:
Curiosity Digs In
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-22 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its laser and spectrometers to examine what chemical elements are in a drift of Martian sand during the mission's 74th Martian day, or sol (Oct. 20, 2012).
PIA16234:
Laser Hit on Martian Sand Target, Before and After Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-11 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image shows where NASA's Curiosity rover aimed two different instruments to study a rock known as 'Jake Matijevic.' The red dots are where ChemCam zapped the rock with its laser.
PIA16192:
Target: Jake Matijevic Rock
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the open inlet where powdered rock and soil samples will be funneled down for analysis.
PIA16163:
Say 'Ahh' on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-09-12 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the cover on an inlet that will receive powdered rock and soil samples for analysis. The image also shows sand and angular and rounded pebbles that were deposited on the rover deck when it landed.
PIA16162:
Getting Ready for Sampling on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-30 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its laser to examine side-by-side points in a target patch of soil, leaving the marks apparent in this before-and-after comparison.
PIA15695:
Marks of Laser Exam on Martian Soil
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-19 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This composite image, with magnified insets, depicts the first laser test by the Chemistry and Camera, or ChemCam, instrument aboard NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
PIA16075:
First Laser-Zapped Rock on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This mosaic shows the calibration target for the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity rover, as seen by the ChemCam's remote micro-imager. The 10 images incorporated in this mosaic were taken on Aug. 15.
PIA16071:
Checking out ChemCam's View
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image shows the calibration target for the Chemistry and Camera instrument on NASA's Curiosity rover before it was installed on the rover and readied for launch.
PIA16070:
Pre-Launch Calibration Target for ChemCam
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-08-17 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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This image shows the calibration target for the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity rover. The calibration target is one square and a group of nine circles that look dark in the black-and-white image.
PIA16069:
Readying ChemCam
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-07-02 Mars Phoenix
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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This mosaic of images from the Surface Stereo Imager camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows a portion of the spacecraft's deck after deliveries of several Martian soil samples to instruments on the deck.
PIA12106:
Phoenix Deck after Sample Deliveries
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-22 Mars Phoenix
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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This image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Lander on Oct. 19, 2008, shows Martian soil piled on top of the spacecraft's deck. Visible in the upper-left portion of the image are several wet chemistry cells of the lander's MECA instrument.
PIA11373:
Soil on Phoenix Deck
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-09 Mars Phoenix
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This image shows soil delivery to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer taken by Oct. 7, 2008. Four chemistry cells with soil residue piled up on exposed surfaces.
PIA11129:
Soil on Phoenix's MECA
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-30 Mars Phoenix
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This image of Martian soil was taken by the Phoenix Lander's atomic force microscope on May 25, 2008. This image of a flat, smooth-surfaced particle is consistent with the appearance of soil from Earth containing the mineral phyllosilicate.
PIA11208:
Martian Particle
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-30 Mars Phoenix
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The image on the left is a particle of Martian soil observed with the atomic force microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. For comparison, the image on the right is a type of terrestrial soil on Earth viewed with a scanning electron microscope.
PIA11206:
Mars Particle and Terrestrial Soil, Compared Microscopically
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-30 Mars Phoenix
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This is the closest view of the material underneath NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The soil is mostly composed of fine orange particles, and also contains larger grains, about a tenth of a millimeter in diameter, and of various colors.
PIA11205:
Microscope Image of a Martian Soil Surface Sample
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-30 Mars Phoenix
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Robotic Arm
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This image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows a strongly magnetic surface which had scavenged particles from within the microscope enclosure before a sample delivery from the lander's Robotic Arm.
PIA11204:
Microscope Image of Scavenged Particles
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-23 Mars Phoenix
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Written by electron beam lithography in NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Microdevices Laboratory, this Optical Microscope substrate helps the Phoenix mission science team learn how to assemble microscope images into a mosaic by aligning rows of text.
PIA11193:
Mosaic of Commemorative Microscope Substrate
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-16 Mars Phoenix
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager, documents the delivery of a soil sample from the 'Snow White' trench. A small pile of soil is visible on the lower edge of the second cell from the top of the deck-mounted lab.
PIA11156:
More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lab
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-14 Mars Phoenix
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This image shows the eight sharp tips of the NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM. The AFM is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA.
PIA11041:
Sharp Tips on the Atomic Force Microscope
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-14 Mars Phoenix
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A scientific illustration of the operation of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM. The AFM is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA.
PIA11040:
Atomic Force Microscope Operation Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-14 Mars Phoenix
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This is a 3D representation of the pits seen in the first Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM, images sent back from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in 2008. Red represents the highest point and purple represents the lowest point.
PIA11039:
3-D View of Mars Particle
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-14 Mars Phoenix
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This image from NASA's Phoenix Lander shows particles of Martian dust lying on the microscope's silicon substrate. The Robotic Arm sprinkled a sample of the soil from the Snow White trench onto the microscope on July 2, 2008.
PIA11038:
Martian Dust Collected by Phoenix's Arm
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-14 Mars Phoenix
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An image and a 3D representation from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Optical Microscope after a sample informally called 'Sorceress' was delivered to its silicon substrate on July 2, 2008.
PIA11042:
Images from Phoenix's MECA Instruments
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-14 Mars Phoenix
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An image and 3D representation from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is seen after a sample informally called 'Sorceress' was delivered to its silicon substrate on July 2, 2008.
PIA11036:
Images from Phoenix's MECA Instruments
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This image is a three dimensional (3D) view of a digital elevation map of a sample collected by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Four round pits, 5 microns in depth, were micromachined into the silicon substrate.
PIA11035:
3-D Color Digital Elevation Map of AFM Sample
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-26 Mars Phoenix
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
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This portion of a picture acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera documents the delivery of soil to one of four Wet Chemistry Laboratory (WCL) cells on the 30th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
PIA10920:
Delivery to the Wet Chemistry Laboratory
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-06-06 Mars Phoenix
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This mosaic of four side-by-side microscope images acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows a 3 mm diameter silicone target after it had been exposed to dust kicked up by the landing. It is the highest resolution image of dust and ever acquired.
PIA10924:
Highest Resolution Image of Dust and Sand Yet Acquired on Mars
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