Curiosity update: Cleaning CHIMRA

Sol 1419, August 2, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The drilling campaign on Marimba continues, dominating the Sol 1419 plan.  Again, the tactical operations team was able to squeeze some additional science activities into the plan:  ChemCam and Mastcam will observe a laminated bedrock exposure called “Namibe,” and the Right Mastcam will image the two targets autonomously observed by ChemCam on Sol 1417.  Then the arm work resumes, with a brief interruption for a Mastcam stereo mosaic of Murray Buttes in the afternoon. After CHIMRA [Collection and Handling for In-Situ Martian Rock Analysis] is cleaned… [More at link]