Spacecraft: Surface Operations Configuration: Science Instruments

Science instruments are state-of-the-art tools for acquiring information about the geology, atmosphere, environmental conditions, and potential biosignatures on Mars. Mars Science Laboratory will carry:

Cameras

• Mast Camera (Mastcam)
• Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI)
• Mars Descent Imager (MARDI)

Spectrometers

• Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS)
• Chemistry & Camera (ChemCam)
• Chemistry & Mineralogy X-Ray Diffraction/X-Ray Fluorescence Instrument (CheMin)
• Sample Analysis at Mars Instrument Suite with Gas Chromatograph, Mass Spectrometer, and Tunable Laser Spectrometer (SAM)

Radiation Detectors

• Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD)
• Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons (DAN)

Environmental Sensors

• Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS)