Curiosity update: Driving across the plateau

Sol 1284, March 16, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove almost 40 meters over the rough terrain on the Naukluft plateau, as planned, and again there are many interesting features near the rover.  Many of the rocks appear to have been abraded by windblown sand, resulting in some bizarre shapes in places.  The chemical and morphological diversity of these nearby rocks will be sampled before the rover drives toward the west on Sol 1284:  ChemCam and Mastcam will observe outcrop… [More at link]