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Sols 4343-4344: Late Slide, Overdue Modifications

.On sols 4343-4344, Curiosity will concentrate on checking out blocks of carefully layered or "laminated" bases in its own work area. The "Backbone Spring" intended, which possesses an erosion insusceptible vertical fin of dark product, will certainly be actually zapped by the ChemCam laser device to establish make-up, and photographed by Mastcam. "Backbone Creek" is actually named for a flow in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada of The golden state flowing by means of a Natural Analysis Region established to defend the threatened Carpenteria californica woodland hedge. Inquisitiveness is currently in the "Diocesan" quadrangle on our chart, so all targets around of Mount Sharp are called after places in the Sierra Nevada and also Owens Valley of The Golden State. A bordering target stone, "Fantail Pond," which possesses straight fins among its levels, are going to likewise be actually imaged at higher resolution through Mastcam. This target label honors a sizable towering lake at almost 10,000 feets only past the asian border of Yosemite National forest. A fractured stone dubbed "Sector Dome," after a set of Yosemite National forest's stunning granitic domes along the matchless wall of Tenaya Gulch in between Half Dome as well as Cloud's Rest, will certainly be actually the subject of mosaic photos for both Mastcam as well as ChemCam RMI to get charming information on fragile coatings throughout its own broken surface (observe photo). The ChemCam RMI telescopic electronic camera will definitely examine light toned stones on the higher Gediz Vallis spine. Inquisitiveness will certainly likewise do a Navcam dust adversary motion picture and variety of dirt on the wanderer deck, after that establish dirt opacity in the setting making use of Mastcam..

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