Curiosity update: No contact science

Sol 1509-10, November 2, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove another 44 meters on Sol 1508, ending up in an area that again is partly covered by dark sand.  There aren’t any very compelling targets within the arm workspace, so we decided again to forgo contact science, and focused instead on remote observations.  Planning is restricted, so we are planning 2 sols today.  On Sol 1509, Navcam will search for dust devils and ChemCam will acquire passive spectra of “Ellsworth,” another target in the area about 500 meters away where orbital data indicate the presence of clay minerals.  ChemCam and the Right… [More at link]