I'm not on shift today, but keeping up with planning because I'm scheduled as SOWG Chair again on Monday .
I'm not on shift today, but keeping up with planning because I'm scheduled as SOWG Chair again on Monday . And of course I'm curious to see how Curiosity is doing! The arm activities planned for Sols 801 and 802 completed successfully, so this weekend
the rover will drive toward the target "Shoemaker," named after the
founder of the USGS Branch of Astrogeology, Eugene M. Shoemaker. But
first, the arm will be stowed so that Mastcam can
observe the Sol 802 contact science targets, and a full set of MAHLI
images of the wheels will be acquired. Only two sols are being planned
this weekend because Mars and Earth time are getting back in sync,
completing the transition from restricted to nominal
planning. 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
