Curiosity Rover is exploring a feature named Volcán Peña Blanca on Mars, which includes a 3-foot high ridge with sedimentary structures indicating clues about rock deposition.
Team planned a drive to approach the ridge for closer investigation, setting up for contact science activities on Monday.
Additional activities were planned over the U.S. 4th of July holiday weekend, including investigating light-toned rocks and conducting instrument analyses.
Curiosity will investigate rocks with instruments like APXS, MAHLI, and ChemCam, and conduct high-resolution imaging of various features in the area.