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There was applause again today when the successful completion of the
first CHIMRA
sieving and processing of soil was
announced . While it was expected that it would take months to get
through all of these "first-time" activities, this latest achievement
reminds me of how complex MSL is. There are still many first-time
activities ahead!
I served as ChemCam Payload Element Lead for the first time today, so
was a bit nervous about my ability to handle this new responsibility.
It ended up being easy, as very few science observations were added to
the already full plan, and the ChemCam team was released early.
Written by Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
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