The Sol 1141 activities completed as expected, and the rover's batteriesare charged up enough to allow both daytime and nighttime activities intoday's plan.
The Sol 1141 activities completed as expected, and the rover’s batteries
are charged up enough to allow both daytime and nighttime activities in
today’s plan. First, the unsieved part of the Greenhorn drill sample
will be dumped onto the
ground and Mastcam and MAHLI will take pictures of the resulting pile.
Then the left Mastcam will acquire a 9×2 mosaic and ChemCam and Mastcam will observe the target “Maywood” to better characterize the variations in silica content near the
rover. After dusk, MAHLI will use its LEDs to take pictures of the
walls and bottom of the drill hole . MAHLI will also take close-up images of the drill tailings and of
CheMin’s inlet before the APXS is placed over the drill tailings for an
overnight integration.
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
