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Chemistry Organic and Dating Experiment (CODEX)
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![Gold-colored square box with instrument on top](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraphs_responsive_image_style/public/media-resources/codex-instrument.jpg?itok=zL3gZM0x)
Courtesy of Southwest Research Institute
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This image shows the Chemistry Organic and Dating Experiment (CODEX), an instrument for in-situ dating of samples, capable of accuracy of ±20 million years. It was created by Southwest Re-search Institute scientists and is intended for future missions to Mars.