Aug 16, 2012 (Ls 155.7 MY 31) to [ongoing]
An artist's conception of ChemCam analysis of a rock that is inaccessible to the rover arm. Credit: J-L. Lacour/CEA/French Space Agency (CNES)
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ChemCam
ChemCam uses a laser to vaporize materials in an area of 1 millimeter or smaller and analyzes their chemical composition with a spectrograph. The instrument consists of a Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS) and a Remote Micro-Imager (RMI). Chemcam has taken several passive spectral measurements of the sky during the MSL mission. A timetable indicating when these measurements were taken is included below.
ChemCam Data Descriptions:
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (LIBS)
LIBS Raw Data Set Description Document
LIBS Reduced Data Set Description Document
Remote Micro-Imager (RMI)
RMI Raw Data Set Description
RMI Reduced Data Set Description
State-of-Health
State of Health Raw Data Set Description Document
LIBS Raw Data Set Description Document
LIBS Reduced Data Set Description Document
Remote Micro-Imager (RMI)
RMI Raw Data Set Description
RMI Reduced Data Set Description
State-of-Health
State of Health Raw Data Set Description Document
ChemCam Timetable of atmospheric measurements: .XSLX .CSV .PDF