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Sols 4331-4333: Today's Wanderer ABC-- Aurora, Backwards Steering, and Chemical make up, with a Side of Graphics

.Chemistry is actually additionally including in the program. The vagabond is stable on its tires, which means we can easily acquire the upper arm out and also do an APXS measurement on the intended "Midnight Pond," which MAHLI likewise photos. The LIBS investigations are seconding the APXS investigation on Midnight Lake, as well as include an additional intended to the plan, "Pyramidal Epitome." On the third sol there is an AEGIS, the LIBS measurement where the wanderer picks its very own aim at just before our company right here on Earth even see where it is! Electrical power was actually particularly tight today, given that the CheMin team performs some housekeeping, specifically checking out empty tissues in preparation for the following exercise. The environment staff adds many investigations to watch out for dust devils and also the dustiness of the atmosphere, and APXS gauges the argon information of the environment. This is a procedure for the in season improvements of the setting, as argon is actually an inert fuel that carries out not respond along with other elements of the ambience. It is actually simply handled due to the temp in different spots of the earth-- mostly the rods. DAN continues to observe water in the subsurface, as well as radical-- prominently included during the sun hurricane I was actually speaking about earlier-- remains to collect data on the radiation environment.