Sol 890: CheMin Analysis

MSL's batteries are almost fully
charged, so the Sol 890 plan includes another CheMin measurement of the
"Mojave2" drill sample. CheMin and SAM require more power than the
other instruments, but we want to better understand the mineral
composition of the drill sample before we dump the rest of the sample
and drive away, so these observations have high priority. In addition,
ChemCam and Mastcam observations of a nearby target named "Searles" are
planned, along with images of distant targets. I'm not scheduled SOWG
Chair today, but of course I wanted to call in to the operations
teleconference to see how things are going, and was glad to see that the
Sol 889 activities we planned yesterday completed successfully. For
example, this ChemCam RMI image shows the hole the laser made in the
dump pile. 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.