XTRA: An eXTraterrestrial Regolith Analyzer for Lunar Soil
NASA TechPort describes XTRA as a completed Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation project that advances a CheMin-inspired X-ray diffraction/X-ray fluorescence instrument for quantitative, as-received lunar regolith analysis. The instrument supports mineralogical characterization, volatile and resource studies, and future lander or rover missions, with development progressing from TRL 4 toward TRL 6.
Identity
- Aliases
- XTRAeXTraterrestrial Regolith Analyzer
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- XTRA: An eXTraterrestrial Regolith Analyzer for Lunar Soil
- Status
- completed
- Types
- developmentresearch
Details
- Description
- NASA TechPort describes XTRA as a completed Development and Advancement of Lunar Instrumentation project that advances a CheMin-inspired X-ray diffraction/X-ray fluorescence instrument for quantitative, as-received lunar regolith analysis. The instrument supports mineralogical characterization, volatile and resource studies, and future lander or rover missions, with development progressing from TRL 4 toward TRL 6.
- End Date
- 2025-09-30
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2018-10-01
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:11:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:11:57 UTC
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