Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS team members, New BRANDVIV University, Canada
Prithvi Plan Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
The curiosity is in the middle of the boxwork campaign, trying to understand why we see such clear lines and hollows in this area of Mount Sharp. When the area was first identified from class, it was envisaged that the streaks could be the result of cementation by transmitting fluids, followed by a low -resistant bedroom difference erosion (hollow what we now see).
We are searching for boxwork terrain documenting textures, structures and composition to check the potential difference between lines and hollow. One of the text features we visited is nodules in different abundance. This week, our activities were noticed to document the transition from a smooth bedock above a boxwork ridge for more nodule bedocks attached to the edge of a shallow hollow.
In Tuesday’s three-SOL scheme, we analyzed the smooth bedock within the ridge, documentation of the texture with Mahali, Mastcam and Chemkam RMI, and Chemistry with Cumcam Libs and APX. Curiosity then successfully moved towards the edge of the ridge/hollow to lay more numbers in our field. Friday’s three-SOL scheme was originally a repetition of previous comments, but this time the focus was on the more concerted base. Planned drives should take us to another boxwork ridge, and close to the area where we plan to drill in one of the streaks.
This week as the Apxs Strategic Planner, I helped to select rock goals for analysis by our equipment, making sure they were safe to touch and they met with the intention of the science of the boxwork campaign. I also described the rest of the team from our APXS creative analyzes the most recent results and how they fit our investigation into the boxwork area. This will help to inform our sharp decisions where to drill.
Both schemes included mastcam and checmam long -range RMI imaging, including other boxwork lines and hollow, butt, yardang unit and Gayle crater rim. Planned environmental activities continue to monitor the atmosphere, dust-defilted activity and dust in the clouds. Standard Rames, Red and Dan activities complete the activities of the week.
