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Sols 3442-3443: Deoch-an-Doris
by Scott Guzewich | Atmospheric Scientist - Goddard
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 12, 2022

The broader view at Greenheugh Pediment.

In Scots Gaelic, "deoch-an-doris" loosely means "one for the road." Today we planned one more set of investigations on the fascinating Feorachas outcrop before we leave it behind forever.

We first visited it over a month ago as we were climbing up the Greenheugh Pediment and now we have given it a more thorough investigation on the way down thanks to some crafty driving by Curiosity's rover planners in this craggy terrain.

You can see our old rover tracks extending off into the distance in this Navcam image. Feorachas is the large block extending out of the sand in the lower right.

Today's plan includes contact science on three targets, including "Up Helley" (near the circular scoop taken out of the upper left portion of Feorachas), and a variety of remote sensing science with ChemCam LIBS and Mastcam multispectral imaging.

ChemCam LIBS and Mastcam multispectral imaging are complementary ways to understand the chemistry of the rocks we encounter on Mars.

As we're also in the dusty season on Mars, Curiosity will take two dust devil movies and measure the amount of dust in the atmosphere above us and within Gale Crater.


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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reroutes away from 'Gator-Back' rocks
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 08, 2022
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spent most of March climbing the "Greenheugh Pediment" - a gentle slope capped by rubbly sandstone. The rover briefly summited this feature's north face two years ago; now on the pediment's southern side, Curiosity has navigated back onto the pediment to explore it more fully. But on March 18, the mission team saw an unexpected terrain change ahead and realized they would have to turn around: The path before Curiosity was carpeted with more wind-sharpened rocks, or vent ... read more

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