Chemistry & Camera

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Chemistry & Camera

Summary

Chemistry & Camera is a spectrometer[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (spectrometer category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chemistry & Camera's instance of is recorded as spectrometer[3].
  • Chemistry & Camera's instance of is recorded as image sensor[4].
  • Chemistry & Camera's instance of is recorded as space instrument[5].
  • Chemistry & Camera's manufacturer is recorded as Los Alamos National Laboratory[6].
  • Chemistry & Camera's manufacturer is recorded as Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology[7].
  • Chemistry & Camera is part of Curiosity[8].
  • Chemistry & Camera is used for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy[9].
  • Chemistry & Camera is used for microscopy[10].
  • Chemistry & Camera's Commons category is recorded as Chemistry and Camera complex (ChemCam)[11].
  • Among those involved in Chemistry & Camera was Ryan Bradley Anderson[12].
  • Chemistry & Camera's sponsor is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[13].
  • Chemistry & Camera's sponsor is recorded as CNES[14].
  • Chemistry & Camera's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chemistry & Camera'}[15].
  • Chemistry & Camera's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ChemCam'}[16].
  • Chemistry & Camera's principal investigator is recorded as Roger C. Wiens[17].

Body

Geography

Chemistry & Camera is part of Curiosity[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include spectrometer[3], image sensor[4], and space instrument[5].

Why It Matters

Chemistry & Camera draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (spectrometer category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Pre-flight calibration and initial data processing for the ChemCam laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory rover. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science Objectives and Mast Unit Description. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . planetary.org. planetary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . mars.nasa.gov. mars.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . mars.nasa.gov. mars.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . mars.nasa.gov. mars.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Sponsor National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CNES
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