<ul><li>Curiosity rover is preparing for a drill campaign to collect a sample from a boxwork-forming geologic unit on Mars.</li><li>The team on Earth decided to collect a drill sample after close-up measurements showed changes in the rocks, but mineralogy cannot be determined from those data alone.</li><li>The rover was looking for a drillable spot, but rocks in the current location were too fractured or had too much debris, requiring the rover to move before proceeding with the drill preload test.</li><li>Various measurements and imaging activities were planned, including Dust removal, APXS, LIBS, MAHLI, ChemCam remote imaging mosaic, Mastcam imaging, and recording of the modern Mars environment.</li></ul>

Sols 4559-4560: Drill Campaign — Searching for a Boxwork Bedrock Drill Site

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