University of New Brunswick
Martian geology exploration support for MSL and the APX instrument : Value added science from technology — The Research component of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Class Grant and Contribution Program to support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future. 

More specifically, this project entitled "" Martian geology exploration support for MSL and the APXS instrument : Value-added science from technology will involve thorough literature reviews of existing research articles and the examination of existing imagery and spectral databases, as well as incorporating new MSL APXS and related datasets as they become available. An improved comprehension of the above will directly benefit the MSL mission and, more specifically, the deployment of the Canadian-built APXS instrument and interpreta