
Located on the arm of NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer uses alpha particles and X-rays to determine the chemical make up of martian rocks and soils.
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PIA05113
Date Created
January 20, 2004
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JPL
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