Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to determine the elemental composition of Martian soil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"PIXL" redirects here. For other uses, see PIXL (disambiguation).
Planetary Instrument for X-Ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) is an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to determine the fine scale elemental composition of Martian surface materials designed for the Perseverance rover as part of the Mars 2020 mission.[1][2]
PIXL is manufactured and made by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.