This Left MastCam (‘M34’ because of the focal length) view shows the Pahrump drilled grains just before they are about to be sieved by closing up the scoop and sieve, then turning the whole robotic arm turret. As this is going on, and before we dump the drilled material, there are engineering restrictions on how we can move the robotic arm. We are getting APXS for the major element chemistry and ChemCam to show us spot analyses, in addition to the X-ray diffraction for mineral abundances.
1st October 2014 Sol 767
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This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards... I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions. You can also follow the planetary science activities with @LeicsPlanets Professor John Bridges, School of Physics and Astronomy
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