Curiosity update: ‘Drill hole and tailings’

Sol 1123-1125, October 2, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The weekend plan includes lots of arm activities and science.  First, on Sol 1123, ChemCam and Mastcam will observe the drill hole and tailings, plus targets named “Frontier,” “Floweree,” “Bozeman,” and “Billings.”  Then the portion of the sample that has not been sieved will be dumped on the ground and examined by Mastcam.  After dusk, MAHLI will use its LEDs to look inside of the drill hole and image the drill tailings and CheMin inlet, then APXS will be placed over the tailings for an overnight measurement.  Late in the afternoon of Sol 1124, MAHLI will image the pre-sieve dump pile and APXS placed over it for another overnight integration. [More at link]