The latest drill hole on Mars, named “Okoruso,” was created on Sol 1332, as shown in the MAHLI image above. The drilling activities on Sol 1332 went smoothly, so the focus of the weekend plan is to sieve the sample and deliver it to CheMin for analysis.
On the second sol, ChemCam and Mastcam observations will be conducted on the targets “Natas” and “Langental” to explore the variations in chemistry within the stratigraphy. In addition, a short science block will be held in the morning to capture a ChemCam RMI image of the drill hole and Mastcam stereo imaging of the pre-sieve dump location.
The third sol will start with an afternoon science block consisting of ChemCam, Navcam, and Mastcam observations to monitor the composition and opacity of the atmosphere while searching for clouds. Afterward, ChemCam will be used to study the drill tailings and a freshly broken rock.
