Curiosity rover's second scoop discarded, third scoop of Martian soil commanded
Commands will be sent to Curiosity today instructing the rover to collect a third scoop of soil from the "Rocknest" site of windblown Martian sand and dust. Pending evaluation of this Sol 69 (Oct. 15, 2012) scooping, a sample from the scoopful is planned as the first sample for delivery -- later this week -- to one of the rover's internal analytical instruments, the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/IVYHOhwT-G8" height="1" width="1"/>
