Curiosity update: ‘More contact science at Garden City’

Sol 935-936, March 23, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Last Friday [March 20] we planned some additional contact science at “Garden City.”  Unfortunately, an error resulted in the loss of contact science during Sols 931-933.  A change needed in commanding is understood, and the rover is healthy and has not moved, so we’ll be recovering that science this week. Today’s two-sol plan looks pretty similar to what we had planned for the weekend.  Curiosity is still investigating the dark and light portions of the veins at ”Garden City.”  The plan includes MAHLI and APXS on the veins, and some ChemCam and Mastcam observations to look for variations in chemistry. [More at link]