Curiosity update: In search of a contact science location

Sol 1473, September 26, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend Curiosity drove 43 m to the south, in search of a good place for contact science.  Unfortunately, our present location is in a small valley, and we don’t have many good rock targets in the workspace.  After evaluating the Mastcam drive direction imaging, we decided to drive further to the southwest. This should put us in front of a small exposure… [More at link]