Volatile and Isotopic Imprints of Ancient Mars
The science investigations enabled by Curiosity rover’s instruments focus on identifying and exploring the habitability of the Martian environment. Measurements, Read more.
Determining Mineralogy on Mars with the CheMin X-Ray Diffractometer
The rover Curiosity is conducting X-ray diffraction experiments on the surface of Mars using the CheMin instrument. The analyses enable identification of the major, Read more.
In Situ Compositional Measurements of Rocks and Soils with the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer on NASA’s Mars Rovers
The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) is a soda can–sized, arm-mounted instrument that measures the chemical composition of rocks and soils using X-ray, Read more.
ChemCam: Chemostratigraphy by the First Mars Microprobe
The ChemCam laser-induced breakdown spectrometer on the rover Curiosity has provided more than 200,000 spectra from over 5000 different locations on Mars. This instrument, Read more.
Images from Curiosity: A New Look at Mars
The surface of Mars has been sculpted by flowing water and shaped by wind. During the first two years of its exploration of Gale Crater, the Mars Science Laboratory, Read more.
Curiosity’s Mission of Exploration at Gale Crater, Mars
Landed missions to the surface of Mars have long sought to determine the material properties of rocks and soils encountered during the course of surface exploration., Read more.