Curiosity update: What’s lurking in Blackwoods and Witch Hole Pond?

Sol 1507, October 31, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Happy Halloween from Mars! Over the weekend Curiosity drove 51 m further to the south, and we continue to investigate the Murray formation.  I was the GSTL and KOP today (what a treat!) and we had a busy morning trying to decide whether or not to do contact science or more remote sensing.  We decided to forego contact science in favor of some additional ChemCam and Mastcam observations.  In the spirit of Halloween, today’s targets include “Witch Hole Pond” and “Blackwoods” to assess the chemistry of the Murray formation and to investigate some interesting sedimentary structures.  We’ll also use Mastcam for environmental monitoring to measure the… [More at link]