After receiving and analyzing the most recent"Garden City" data, the MSL team decided that more data are needed tobetter understand this interesting outcrop .
After receiving and analyzing the most recent
"Garden City" data, the MSL team decided that more data are needed to
better understand this interesting outcrop . Therefore, after acquiring
some ChemCam and Mastcam observations near " Kanosh ,"
the rover will drive back to Garden City on Sol 944. The
goal is to position the rover for contact science activities in a part
of the outcrop that was not previously within the arm's reach. CheMin
will perform another analysis of the Telegraph Peak drill sample
overnight, then ChemCam, REMS and Mastcam will measure
atmospheric properties on Sol 945. Tactical planning is still
"restricted" due to the difference between Pacific Daylight Time and the
local time in Gale Crater, so the next set of rover activities will not
be planned until Friday. 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
