The weekend plan is very ambitious, with a bunch of targeted remote science observations on Sol 741, contact science on Sol 742, and a long drive on Sol 743.
The weekend plan is very ambitious, with a bunch of
targeted remote science observations on Sol 741, contact science on Sol
742, and a long drive on Sol 743. It has been a busy day for me as
SOWG Chair, partly because our favorite contact
science target was too difficult to reach with the arm instruments and
we had to scramble to find another target that was both reachable and
scientifically interesting. We settled on a target dubbed “Homewood,”
which will be examined by MAHLI and APXS. We
now have a good view of the path into Amargosa Valley ,
so we expect to make good progress on Sol 743.
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
