Sol 1065, August 4, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: It’s been a great couple of weeks at the Lion outcrop, but it’s time to move on. After a successful investigation that included observations by almost every science instrument, we’re getting ready to drive away tomorrow. That means that today (and tomorrow before we drive) is the last call for science observations.
So we put together a full plan for Sol 1066. In the morning we’ll acquire ChemCam on the target “McClure” to look for chemical variations across the outcrop. We’ll also take a Mastcam image of “Calamity,” as part of a change-detection experiment. Then we’ll acquire MAHLI and APXS on the pre-sieve dump pile, with some additional documentation images. “Pre-sieve” refers to the sample material that didn’t make it through the sieve, in other words, the larger size fraction. [More at link]