Editing Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (section)

== Specific instruments ==

*''Alpha-X'', for DAS lander on Phobos 1 and Phobos 2.<ref name=phobos/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111015141115/http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/QuickLooks/phobosQL.html JPL QuickLook – Phobos 1, 2]</ref>
*''ALPHA'', for Mars 96 landers. Collaboration between Germany, Russia, and USA.<ref>[http://www.iki.rssi.ru/mars96/08_mars_e.htm#%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%AC%D0%A4%D0%90 SMALL AUTONOMOUS STATIONS – Mars 96]</ref>
*''Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer'', for [[Mars Pathfinder]] by the [[Max Planck Institute]] and the [[University of Chicago]].<ref name=mpf>[http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/mpf/sci_desc.html Mars Pathfinder Instrument Descriptions – NASA]</ref>
*''Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer'', for ''Spirit'' (MER-A) and ''Opportunity'' (MER-B) [[Mars Exploration Rovers]].<ref>[http://athena.cornell.edu/the_mission/ins_apxs.html ATHENA – Cornell University]</ref><ref name=jpl-apxs>{{cite web|url=http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_instru_apxs.html|title=Mars Exploration Rovers: Spacecraft: Surface Operations: Instruments: Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS)|publisher=[[NASA JPL]]}}</ref>
*''Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer'', for ''Curiosity'' (MSL). The principal investigator for ''Curiosity''{{'}}s APXS is [[Ralf Gellert]], a physicist at the [[University of Guelph]] in [[Ontario]], Canada. It was developed and funded by the [[Canadian Space Agency]], with operations also supported by Guelph and United States' space administration.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090320125136/http://msl-scicorner.jpl.nasa.gov/Instruments/APXS/ NASA – Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS)]</ref>
*''Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer'', for [[Philae (spacecraft)|Philae]], the [[European Space Agency]]'s lander attached to [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|''Rosetta'']], to study the comet [[67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko]].<ref name="philae-jgu">http://www.uni-mainz.de/, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, [http://www.uni-mainz.de/presse/17491_ENG_HTML.php Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer developed in Mainz to be used on comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko], 10 April 2014</ref>