Mars Science Laboratory

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a NASA mission to Mars with a rover, Curiosity. It landed on Mars in 2012 and remains active in 2024. Instruments on Curiosity:

• MastCam (aka MasCam) - Mast Camera.
• ChemCam - Chemistry and Camera complex.
• Navcams - Navigation cameras.
• REMS - Rover Environmental Monitoring Station.
• hazcams - Hazard avoidance cameras.
• APXS - Alpha particle X-ray Spectrometer.
• SAM - Sample Analysis at Mars.
• DRT - Dust Removal Tool.
• RAD - Radiation assessment detector.
• DAN - Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons.
• MARDI - Mars Descent Imager.
• Robotic arm.

SAM is made up of:

• SAM-QMS - Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer.
• SAM QC - Gas Chromatograph.
• SAM-TLS - Tunable Laser Spectrometer.

MSL was landed in Gale Crater to explore it and the mountain in the middle, Mount Sharp (aka Aeolis Mons).