Using a special instrument called a spectrometer, observations of Eris show it has frozen methane on its surface.
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Spectrometer
/spɛkˈtɹɒm.ɪ.tə/
Synonyms for "spectrometer" (6 found)
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analytical chemistry instrumentcolorimeter
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6 entriescalibrate spectrometerdigital spectrometeremission spectrumhandheld spectrometerspectral dataspectrometer reading
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The Pathfinder Lander carried onboard a robotic rover named Sojourner. The 10 kilogram solar-powered rover was equipped with a spectrometer used to analyze the chemical composition of Martian rock and a camera which relayed images of the landscape back to Earth.
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A spectrometer uses light to identify the chemical composition of matter.
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