Success! Our drill at "Big Sky" went perfectly! On Sol 1121,the rover will transfer some of the powder from Big Sky to CheMin so that itcan begin analyzing the mineralogy of the sample.
Success! Our drill at "Big Sky" went perfectly! On Sol 1121,
the rover will transfer some of the powder from Big Sky to CheMin so that it
can begin analyzing the mineralogy of the sample. Also on Sol 1121, ChemCam has
an observation of the target "Minnekahta". Mastcam will document the ChemCam
location and also take a picture of the location on the ground where Big Sky
material will be dumped.
On Sol 1122, ChemCam has observations of targets "Kippen," "Kalispell,"
and "Big Snowies." Mastcam will document these targets and take a 4x1 mosaic of
the lower portion of Mt. Sharp. Navcam will be used to take a movie about the
northern rim of Gale crater to search for any clouds.
We are all eagerly looking forward to the CheMin results
from Big Sky to compare with our previous results from "Buckskin"! By Ryan Anderson -Ryan is a planetary scientist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center and a member of the ChemCam team on MSL. Dates of planned rover activities described in these reports are subject to change due to a variety of factors related to the Martian environment, communication relays and rover status.
Written by Ryan Anderson, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
