ChemCam

Overview

The laser spectrometer on Curiosity that analyses Martian rock chemistry from a distance.

Spacecraft

Scientific instruments

• ChemCamElemental composition of rocks via laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
• Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)Organic molecules and atmospheric and isotopic composition

Knowledge connections

• Instrument onCuriosity
• Member of groupSpectrometer

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

  Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.