Curiosity (rover) Ontario, NASA, the University of California, San Diego and Cornell University. The APXS instrument takes advantage of particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) and X-ray fluorescence, previously exploited by the Mars Pathfinder and the Mars Exploration Rovers. CheMin is the Chemistry and Mineralogy X-ray powder diffraction and fluorescence instrument. CheMin is one of four spectrometers. It can identify and quantify the abundance of the minerals on Mars. It was developed by David Blake at NASA Ames Research Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and won the 2013 NASA Government Invention of the year award. The rover can drill samples from rocks and
Stuck On Planet Earth Stuck On Planet Earth Stuck On Planet Earth is a three piece, Canadian, Alternative rock band from Vaughan, Ontario consisting of Adam Bianchi (vocals/guitar), Al Capo (vocals/bass) and Andrew Testa (drums). They formed in 2007 and have released four EP's and seven singles, with their release 'Play Along' charting on The Canadian Itunes Alternative charts. Stuck On Planet Earth has received national and international radio play through The Verge (XM). In May 2013, Stuck On Planet Earth released their single, "Better", which charted at #40 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart. The music video for "Better" premiered on Exclaim!. In October