https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i Joshua Cormack - period 5 en-us 2017-05-16 16:24:06 UTC 2025-09-24 19:18:59 UTC hello@padlet.com jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172138166 The curiosity rover is the most advanced rover used for science up to date, and the APXS is a very important part of it's discoveries and general mission. ]]> 2017-05-16 16:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172138166 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172138439 The APXS is mounted on the turret end of the arm used for it, so it is easy to move it around and get tight readings. ]]> 2017-05-16 16:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172138439 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172138464 The APXS itself is about the size of a cupcake, which means it can only read a small surface area each procedure. ]]> 2017-05-16 16:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172138464 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172139040 Earlier models of the APXS took up to 3 times longer to process readings.]]> 2017-05-16 16:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172139040 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172140176 The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) is a small type of camera used to analyze the chemical elements found in martian soil or rock. ]]> 2017-05-16 16:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172140176 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172142543 One can be found on the turret end of the Curiosity rover, the device staring at you from the picture. ]]> 2017-05-16 16:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172142543 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172380358 2017-05-17 16:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172380358 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172381333 2017-05-17 16:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172381333 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172629465 The APXS exposes the surface to alpha particles and X-rays during the radioactive decay of an element called "Curium". ]]> 2017-05-18 16:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172629465 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172631948 Used on Mars exploration rovers, like the curiosity rover. It is also used in some dust removal tools.]]> 2017-05-18 16:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172631948 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172653733 The APXS uses alpha decay along with the radioisotope of curium known as: (²⁴⁴Cm).]]> 2017-05-18 17:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172653733 jcormack https://padlet.com/jcormack/c8a0ahrhx10i/wish/172711398 https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/mission/instruments/spectrometers/apxs/
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