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Mars 2020:
PIXL (Planetary
Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry)
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Apr. 7, 2026.
Mars 2020 Release 15 includes new PIXL data from
sols 1620 through 1739, September 9, 2025 - January
9, 2026. See the
Release Notes
for details.
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The Mars 2020 PIXL instrument measures
the fine-scale chemical makeup of rocks
using an X-ray spectrometer and camera. PIXL
is mounted on the turret at the end of the
robotic arm.
PIXL Release Notes
PIXL Release Notes contain
information about the archive and
errata, if any. They are updated with
each release.
Collections
in the PIXL Archive Bundle
Derived PIXL Data
Sets from Individual Investigators
Documentation
Readme.txt gives a
high-level overview of the PIXL Bundle.
The
PIXL Bundle Software Interface
Specification (SIS)
describes the contents, format, and
structure of the bundle. Users who are
unfamiliar with PDS archives should read
this first.
The
PIXL PDS User Guide
summarizes information from other
documents that is likely to be most
useful to the science user.
The
PIXL EDR SIS
and
PIXL RDR SIS
describe the data products generated by
the PIXL instrument suite, including how
they are processed and labeled. The SISs
are detailed documents intended for use
in mission operations as well as by
science users of the archive.
Tools
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Mars 2020 Analyst's Notebook
- This PDS Geosciences
Node tool provides access to
Perseverance data in the context of
mission operations -- by sol,
location, instrument, and other
criteria. |
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PDS4 Viewer -
This standalone
tool displays PDS4-labeled images
and tables. Available for Windows,
Mac, and Linux platforms. Source
code and Python library also
available. |
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