NASA NTRS · 20000012735
The Mars 2001 Athena Precursor Experiment (APEX)
Abstract
The Athena Precursor Experiment (APEX) is a suite of scientific instruments for the Mars Surveyor Program 2001 (MSP'01) lander. The major elements of the APEX pay load are: (1) Pancam/Mini-TES, a combined stereo color imager and mid-infrared point spectrometer. (2) An Alpha-Proton-X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) for in-situ elemental analysis. (3) A Mossbauer Spectrometer for in-situ determination of the mineralogy of Fe-bearing rocks and soils. (4) A Magnet Array that can separate magnetic soil particles from non-magnetic ones.
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Squyres, S. W., Arvidson, R., Bell, J. F., III, Carr, M., Christensen, P., DesMarais, D., dUston, C., Economou, T., Gorevan, S., Klingelhoefer, G.. 1999-01-01. The Mars 2001 Athena Precursor Experiment (APEX). https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20000012735
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