The imaging of the rover wheels went well last weekend, and we are ready to drive again on Sol 683.
The imaging of the rover wheels went well last weekend, and we are ready to drive again on Sol 683. After taking a couple Mastcam mosaics of targets Tecopa and Billie, the rover will drive across one of the nearby ripples and take a lot of Hazcam and Navcam images to see how the vehicle performs in the loose sand.
Analysis of the data acquired during this ripple driving test will be useful in future traverse planning. I'm MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today, planning the usual post-drive MAHLI stowed image and MARDI twilight image
Dates of planned rover activities described in these reports are subject to change due to a variety of factors related to the Martian environment, communication relays and rover status.
Written by Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
