Sol 2502-2503: Science to Exhaustion
By Ryan Anderson,
at USGS Astrogeology Science CenterAugust 20, 2019

On Sol 2503, ChemCam has some more activities, starting with an analysis of the bedrock target “Macbeth’s Cairn.” This will be followed by an autonomously targeted observation of some of the bright veins in the bedrock target “Lamlash.” ChemCam will finish up with an observation of some layers in the target “Prince Charlie’s Cave.” Mastcam will document all of these ChemCam observations and then Navcam will watch for dust devils and clouds. Finally, overnight CheMin will run another analysis of the “Glen Etive” drill sample.
This plan leaves our rover lower on power than originally planned, but with conjunction coming up, the team decided it was worth it to get all of this science done.