Curiosity update: Analyzing Murray Formation bedrock

NLB_507843964EDR_F0521312NCAM00280M_Sol 1245-7, February 5, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1244, Curiosity bumped 2 meters forward to get to a nice patch of bedrock.  The focus of the weekend plan is to study typical Murray formation bedrock, do some targeted remote sensing, and then drive towards the Naukluft Plateau.

The 3-sol weekend plan starts by using the DRT to clear off the dust on the target “Kudis.”  Then we’ll acquire MAHLI images of this typical Murray formation bedrock.  Nearby, there’s an interesting patch of nodules, so the science team decided to go for a second MAHLI target named “Tinkas.”  In addition to all of the contact science on “Kudis” and “Tinkas,” MAHLI will also be used for wheel imaging and to check out the REMS UV sensor.  Overnight, we’ll acquire APXS data on both targets, to compare the typical bedrock composition to the nodule-rich composition… [More at link]

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