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Sol 1250: Bumping for Contact Science



The Sol 1249 drive went well, leaving the rover in an area with many
nice outcrops of bright bedrock. A large outcrop, partly visible at the
left side of the image above, was chosen as the target for dumping the
sand sample and examinin g
it this weekend. So, after ChemCam and Mastcam observations of the
bedrock target "Kuiseb," the vehicle will back up, turn a bit to the
left, then drive forward to get the large outcrop into the arm
workspace. Lots of images of the workspace will be acquired after the
drive, to allow dump and contact science targets to be selected
tomorrow.



by Ken Herkenhoff 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 Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center