This built-in-LaSalle, Ont., machine may one day make its way to Mars
This project, known as ISXRD, is a highly portable, compact x-ray diffractometer: A machine that can tell scientists the composition of a material through a series of x-rays. It's a collaboration between LaSalle's Proto Manufacturing and Western University.
![This built-in-LaSalle, Ont., machine may one day make its way to Mars](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7122984.1708640504!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mars-machine.jpg)
![This portable x-ray diffractometer, made by Proto Manufacturing, can analyze samples in place — meaning it could one day be used on Mars. A complicated looking machine in a box](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7122984.1708640504!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mars-machine.jpg)
This project, known as ISXRD, is a highly portable, compact x-ray diffractometer: A machine that can tell scientists the composition of a material through a series of x-rays. It's a collaboration between LaSalle's Proto Manufacturing and Western University.