The Sol 1589-1590 plan went well, with a successful ~31meter drive.
The Sol 1589-1590 plan went well, with a successful ~31
meter drive. ChemCam remains "sick" and some diagnostic activities are being
planned for the weekend plan. We are approaching the Bagnold Dunes, so in order
to save time and allow more room for science activities at the dunes, today’s
plan does not include a drive. Instead, we will do a MAHLI check-up of the
wheels. Before checking on the wheels, the Sol 1591 plan starts with APXS and
MAHLI of the bedrock target "Munsungun", followed by Mastcam of "Daniel Island"
and "Chapman". After the MAHLI images of the wheels, we will do a short "bump"
drive to get in position for weekend science.
SAM will do an evolved gas experiment overnight, and then on
Sol 1592 Navcam has a dust devil search and Mastcam has some multispectral
images of Hematite Ridge. Mastcam also has a small stereo mosaic of "Maple
Mountain". 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
