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• Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) Carried on Board the Curiosity Rover

  The Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) measures the abundance of chemical elements in the rocks and soil on Mars. Roughly the size and shape of a Rubik's cube, the APXS's sensor can gather data day and night. It takes two to three hours to analyze a sample to determine its constituent...

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  Canadian Space Agency

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• Meteorological Station (MET) of the Phoenix Mission

  "It is important for the next exploration missions to learn more about the Mars planet climate. It is for this reason that the Phoenix robotic spacecraft landed on Mars in 2008 in order to search for environments suitable for microbial life on Mars, and to research the history of water there. The...

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  Canadian Space Agency

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