The workspace includes numerous fascinating rocks, including the “Floresta” target which will be cleared of dust by the DRT and then observed by APXS, MAHLI, and Mastcam with a multispectral image. A dark toned float rock lies beyond the reach of the arm, so ChemCam will target it (” Ile Portal”) for a LIBS observation and Mastcam will take a matching image. Mastcam will likewise take numerous stereo observations, consisting of at “Camopi” documenting dark rock textures and their relationship to underlying units, at “Limao” evaluating rock textures, and at an area exhibiting fascinating patterns in the rocks behind the rover.
By Kristen Bennett, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science
May 1, 2023
This image was taken by Front Hazard Avoidance Camera (Front Hazcam) onboard NASAs Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3805. The rover recently effectively rose to the top of a difficult canyon it has actually been climbing for the previous couple of weeks. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASAs Curiosity Mars rover has actually successfully arrived of a canyon it has been climbing up for weeks, using a brand-new view and interesting rocks for study. The rover will use various instruments to observe these rocks and the Martian atmosphere, helping to further our understanding of the Martian environment.
While the top of Mt. Sharp still looms above Curiosity, the team was very thrilled to see that in the last drive the rover successfully reached the top of the canyon that it has actually been climbing for the previous couple of weeks. After the previous drive fell short of the top of the canyon in marker band valley, in the most current strategy Curiosity increased above the difficulty of this surface to reach the plateau above the canyon.
A dark toned float rock lies beyond the reach of the arm, so ChemCam will target it (” Ile Portal”) for a LIBS observation and Mastcam will take a matching image. Mastcam will likewise take a number of stereo observations, consisting of at “Camopi” recording dark rock textures and their relationship to underlying units, at “Limao” evaluating rock textures, and at a location exhibiting fascinating patterns in the rocks behind the rover.
The plan also consists of coordinated ChemCam passive sky and APXS and SAM climatic observations. These measurements from three different instruments will be utilized together to constrain trace aspects that are present in the Martian environment.
