.If you read this blogging site very frequently, you know that nearly every time the vagabond stops for scientific research, MAHLI as well as APXS pay attention to intriguing (and also accessible!) rocks as aim ats. The rover science crew is, besides, developed along with a considerable amount of rock hounds. Yet geology is actually not all stones, continuously-- sand is previous rock that if laid to rest as well as constrained long enough will definitely end up being stone once again. Today was time for sand to sparkle, as the office was actually cut through troughs of sand of different colors as well as brightnesses, and also it had been nearly 500 sols since our experts obtained our last specialized sand measurement with APXS as well as MAHLI. The "Pumice Flat" target was one of the brighter sand spots while "Renal Lake" was one of the darker sand spots. APXS uses a special positioning method over sand targets so the musical instrument acquires close, however not as well close, to the loosened material which might foul up the instrument. Not-rock was also the purview of our ecological reviews. Navcam is scheduled for image resolution seeking clouds and also dust evil ones, and improvements in the sand and dust on top of the wanderer deck. Each Navcam and also Mastcam are going to make observations to assess the quantity of dirt in the environment. REMS will certainly keep track of our weather along with routine sizes, RAD will track our radiation environment, and DAN will certainly scan stone for indicators of water underneath our disk road.