I'm MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today, but there hasn't been much for me todo because of the restriction on arm activities following last week'sfault .
I'm MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today, but there hasn't been much for me to
do because of the restriction on arm activities following last week's
fault .
The arm is being used exclusively for diagnostic testing to determine
the cause of the fault; test results are being analyzed by the MSL engineering
team. As this
work continues, the remote sensing instruments are being used to examine
nearby rocks and soils, including ChemCam observations of the drill
hole .
More ChemCam observations are planned for Sol 917, plus several Mastcam
observations intended to measure the effect of varying temperatures on
camera focus. by Ken Herkenhoff 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
