NASA's Curiosity rover is in the final phase of its boxwork campaign on Mars, focusing on investigating the contacts between the boxwork unit and the layered sulfate unit. The mission is being coordinated by scientists at the University of New Brunswick, Canada, with Catherine O'Connell-Cooper serving as APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead.
The rover recently crossed significant geological boundaries during the previous week's operations, marking a key milestone in the current investigation phase. The mission is utilizing the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) instrument as part of its analysis toolkit to study the contact zones between different geological formations.