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Perseverance's PIXL at Work on Mars (Illustration)
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Perseverance's PIXL at Work on Mars (Illustration)

NASA / JPL · 2020-09-22 · photograph (digital archive)

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In this illustration, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover uses the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL). Located on the turret at the end of the rover's robotic arm, the X-ray spectrometer will help search for signs of ancient microbial life in rocks.

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Credit linePerseverance's PIXL at Work on Mars (Illustration). NASA/JPL, 2020-09-22. Public domain. ID: PIA24092.

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