DAN is planning a mini-campaign to study the composition of the cliff face and we began preparing for that today with two DAN "active"sequences (when DAN generates neutrons to bombard the ground below the rover and help determine its hydration and composition) and a long DAN "passive"sequence (when we let the Universe provide the neutrons).
We additionally scheduled brief contact science with APXS and MAHLI on a large block in the workspace, a drive, and a late afternoon Mastcam sky survey to study airborne dust particles.
Today's drive will bring us into the edge of the valley seen in the image, where we can identify an ideal location for DAN's planned campaign later this week.
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