Scientific Instruments
The cameras, spectrometers, and sensors that gather the data.
10 entries.
Mastcam-Z
Camera
A mast-mounted, zoomable stereo camera system on the Perseverance rover.
SuperCam
Spectrometer / laser
An instrument on Perseverance that vaporises rock at a distance with a laser to analyse its composition.
MOXIE
Technology demonstration
An experiment on Perseverance that demonstrated making oxygen from the Martian atmosphere.
ChemCam
Spectrometer / laser
The laser spectrometer on Curiosity that analyses Martian rock chemistry from a distance.
Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)
Spectrometer suite
Curiosity's onboard chemistry laboratory, which detected organic molecules and methane on Mars.
NIRCam
Infrared camera
The primary near-infrared imager of the James Webb Space Telescope.
MIRI
Infrared instrument
The Mid-Infrared Instrument on JWST, sensitive to cool, dusty, and distant objects.
NIRSpec
Spectrograph
The near-infrared spectrograph on JWST, used to probe exoplanet atmospheres and early galaxies.
Wide Field Camera 3
Camera
A versatile camera installed on the Hubble Space Telescope during its final servicing mission.
Juno Microwave Radiometer (MWR)
Radiometer
The instrument on Juno that peers beneath Jupiter's cloud tops to map its deep atmosphere.