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Sols 4343-4344: Overdue Slide, Overdue Modifications

.On sols 4343-4344, Curiosity will definitely concentrate on checking out blocks of finely layered or even "laminated" bases in its own work environment. The "Backbone Spring" intended, which possesses an erosion immune upright fin of darker component, will definitely be actually zapped due to the ChemCam laser device to determine composition, as well as captured on film by Mastcam. "Backbone Spring" is actually named for a stream in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada of California circulating through a Natural Study Region set up to secure the endangered Carpenteria californica forest bush. Interest is actually currently in the "Bishop" quadrangle on our map, so all targets around of Mount Sharp are actually named after locations in the Sierra Nevada and also Owens Lowland of California. A surrounding aim at rock, "Fantail Lake," which has horizontal fins one of its coatings, will likewise be actually imaged at higher resolution through Mastcam. This intended title respects a large aerial lake at virtually 10,000 feet simply past the far eastern boundary of Yosemite National forest. A fractured rock referred to "Quarter Dome," after a pair of Yosemite National forest's exceptional granitic domes along the incomparable wall of Tenaya Canyon between Half Dome as well as Cloud's Relax, are going to be actually the topic of mosaic images for each Mastcam as well as ChemCam RMI to obtain charming particular on fragile levels around its own broken area (observe picture). The ChemCam RMI telescopic video camera are going to examine lightweight toned rocks on the top Gediz Vallis ridge. Interest is going to also do a Navcam dirt adversary flick and also mosaic of dirt on the wanderer deck, then calculate dust opacity in the ambience using Mastcam..