Space

Sols 4257-4258: A Little Push on Kings Canyon

.The Drill Sol 1 strategy possesses two functions-- very first to establish if our aim for, Kings Gulch, fulfills the science staffs standards for sampling-- as an example, is it compositionally appealing? The 2nd purpose is actually to figure out if the stone and also details target, are secure to pierce can it manage the troops coming from the exercise, for example. Our team phone this task a "exercise preload examination." Consequently, the primary tasks in today's planning are actually the preload test and also contact science on Kings Gulch-- we will certainly to begin with brush the target to clear away area dust and then take close-up image resolution with our MAHLI equipment and compositional records with our APXS tool.