Curiosity update: Bumping for contact science

Sol 1250, February 10, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 1249 drive went well, leaving the rover in an area with many nice outcrops of bright bedrock.  A large outcrop, partly visible at the left side of the image above, was chosen as the target for dumping the sand sample and examining it this weekend.  So, after ChemCam and Mastcam observations of the bedrock target “Kuiseb,” the vehicle will back up, turn a bit to the left, then drive forward to get the large outcrop into the arm workspace… [More at link]