Curiosity update: ‘Stimson contact science’

NRB_494344556EDR_F0491876NCAM00207M_Sol 1092, September 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is currently investigating an outcrop of the Stimson unit.  On Sol 1091, Curiosity acquired some low- resolution MAHLI images of the targets “Pentagon,” “Lebo,” “Ivanhoe,” and “Ledger” in order to plan more detailed imaging of those targets today.

The Sol 1092 plan includes targeted remote sensing followed by more contact science.  In the midday science block, we’ll acquire ChemCam and Mastcam on the targets “Rabbit Hills” and “Horseshoe Hills” to investigate some of the alteration features seen here.   We’ll also acquire some large Mastcam mosaics of the “Williams” area to investigate the…  [More at link]

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