.If you read this blog incredibly usually, you know that almost whenever the rover stops for scientific research, MAHLI and also APXS concentrate on fascinating (as well as accessible!) rocks as intendeds. The rover science crew is, nevertheless, created with a great deal of rock hounds. However geology is certainly not all rocks, continuously-- sand is past rock that if buried and also pressurized enough time will definitely become stone once again. Today was time for sand to beam, as the office was reduced through troughs of sand of various colors as well as illuminations, and it had been nearly 500 sols due to the fact that we obtained our last devoted sand dimension with APXS and MAHLI. The "Pumice Flat" aim at was just one of the more vibrant sand spots while "Kidney Pond" was one of the darker sand spots. APXS utilizes an exclusive positioning mode over sand intendeds so the instrument gets close, yet not as well close, to the loose component which can muck up the guitar. Not-rock was actually likewise the province of our ecological reviews. Navcam is arranged for imaging seeking out clouds and also dirt devils, as well as adjustments in the sand as well as dirt atop the vagabond deck. Both Navcam and Mastcam will create commentaries to assess the quantity of dust in the setting. Rapid eye movements are going to track our weather with routine measurements, RAD will monitor our radiation atmosphere, and also DAN will certainly peruse rock for signs of water under our disk road.