Not a lot to report today: these one-sol drive plans arepretty simple! (Well, as simple as driving a giant robot on another planet canbe…) Yesterday’s drive took us a little over 60m and we’re planning anotherdrive in the sol 1385 plan.
Not a lot to report today: these one-sol drive plans are
pretty simple! (Well, as simple as driving a giant robot on another planet can
be…) Yesterday’s drive took us a little over 60m and we’re planning another
drive in the sol 1385 plan. Before the drive, we have a short science block
with a ChemCam observation of the target "Epembe" and a Mastcam mosaic of "Baynes
Mountain" to fill a gap in the 360 mosaic from yesterday. After that, we’ll
drive for about 70 meters and collect post-drive imaging. We’ll also use AEGIS
to do a ChemCam observation after the drive and use MAHLI to look at the ground
under our wheels. by Ryan Anderson -Ryan is a planetary scientist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center and a member of the ChemCam team on MSL. 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 Ryan Anderson, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
