Triple
T17204708
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Phoenix lander |
E417568
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entity |
| Predicate | usedInstrument |
P933
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer
The Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) is a scientific instrument package on NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander designed to analyze Martian soil and ice properties, including their microscopic structure, chemical composition, and electrical conductivity.
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E1256760
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer | Statement: [Phoenix lander, usedInstrument, Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer Context triple: [Phoenix lander, usedInstrument, Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer]
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A.
Electron Spectrometer
The Electron Spectrometer is a scientific instrument designed to measure the energy and distribution of electrons in space plasmas, often used on planetary missions to study solar wind and magnetospheric interactions.
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B.
Thermo Electron
Thermo Electron was a major American scientific instruments and laboratory equipment company that became a core predecessor to the modern Thermo Fisher Scientific corporation.
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C.
Microscopic Imager
The Microscopic Imager is a close-up camera on the Mars Exploration Rovers designed to capture detailed, microscope-like images of Martian rocks and soil to study their fine-scale textures and structures.
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D.
Molecular Devices
Molecular Devices is a life sciences company that develops and manufactures analytical instruments and software for high-throughput screening, cellular imaging, and microplate detection used in biological research and drug discovery.
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E.
LightCycler
LightCycler is a real-time PCR instrument platform developed by Roche Diagnostics for rapid and quantitative analysis of nucleic acids in molecular biology and clinical diagnostics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer Triple: [Phoenix lander, usedInstrument, Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer]
Generated description
The Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) is a scientific instrument package on NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander designed to analyze Martian soil and ice properties, including their microscopic structure, chemical composition, and electrical conductivity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer Target entity description: The Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) is a scientific instrument package on NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander designed to analyze Martian soil and ice properties, including their microscopic structure, chemical composition, and electrical conductivity.
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A.
Electron Spectrometer
The Electron Spectrometer is a scientific instrument designed to measure the energy and distribution of electrons in space plasmas, often used on planetary missions to study solar wind and magnetospheric interactions.
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B.
Thermo Electron
Thermo Electron was a major American scientific instruments and laboratory equipment company that became a core predecessor to the modern Thermo Fisher Scientific corporation.
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C.
Microscopic Imager
The Microscopic Imager is a close-up camera on the Mars Exploration Rovers designed to capture detailed, microscope-like images of Martian rocks and soil to study their fine-scale textures and structures.
-
D.
Molecular Devices
Molecular Devices is a life sciences company that develops and manufactures analytical instruments and software for high-throughput screening, cellular imaging, and microplate detection used in biological research and drug discovery.
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E.
LightCycler
LightCycler is a real-time PCR instrument platform developed by Roche Diagnostics for rapid and quantitative analysis of nucleic acids in molecular biology and clinical diagnostics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d886d6ba8c819093215917b3d01689 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42db1e01c81909db0491fd9f49bed |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a015fde8ba08190ae88dc9ea3366a68 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0161b31540819098aa6275f96433ad |
completed | May 11, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a016299d9ac8190be74d5db0d28ea36 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:38 a.m.