Sol 1037-1038, July 6, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend holiday plan, Curiosity drove back to our location on Sol 992. Previous DAN and ChemCam data from this site showed some interesting results, so we want to investigate this region in more detail. The front Hazcam image [right] shows our wheel tracks from the last time we were here, and some of the bright outcrop that we want to study further.
Today’s two-sol plan includes remote sensing, a drive with several DAN active measurements, and post-drive imaging. The pre-drive science block includes ChemCam observations on targets named “Burke,” “Polson,” and “Bonner,” to look for chemical variations in the bright outcrop. We’ll also acquire Mastcam images of those targets, and take a large Mastcam mosaic to evaluate the sedimentary structures and to provide additional context. Then we’ll take a short drive with a few DAN active measurements along the way… [More at link]