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The Development of the Chemin Mineralogy Instrument and Its Deployment on Mars (and Latest Results from the Mars Science Laboratory Rover Curiosity)The CheMin instrument (short for "Chemistry and Mineralogy") on the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity is one of two "laboratory quality" instruments on board the Curiosity rover that is exploring Gale crater, Mars. CheMin is an X-ray diffractometer that has for the first time returned definitive and fully quantitative mineral identifications of Mars soil and drilled rock. I will describe CheMin's 23-year development from an idea to a spacecraft qualified instrument, and report on some of the discoveries that Curiosity has made since its entry, descent and landing on Aug. 6, 2012, including the discovery and characterization of the first habitable environment on Mars.
Document ID
20140017288
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Abstract
Authors
Blake, David F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Date Acquired
December 11, 2014
Publication Date
October 16, 2014
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN17079
Report Number: ARC-E-DAA-TN17079
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2014: Crystal (cl) Year, International Union of Crystallography (IUCR)
Location: Turin
Country: Italy
Start Date: October 16, 2014
End Date: October 17, 2014
Sponsors: International Union of Crystallography
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 857464
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Mars
CheMin
Curiosity

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