11 January 2017

Curiosity drove almost 30 meters on
Sol 1576, stopping in a location with a nice
exposure of bedrock in the arm workspace.
MAHLI‘s optics look clean, so we planned a full suite of
MAHLI images and a short
APXS integration on a bedrock target named “Mansell Mountain.” Fitting the remote sensing observations we wanted, along with the contact science and a ~46-meter drive, into the
Sol 1577 plan was a challenge. But the tactical team did a great job, working together to put together an excellent plan. After the contact science is completed,
ChemCam and Right
Mastcam will observe an odd cobble called “Ames Knob” and a bedrock target dubbed “Day Mountain.” Left
Mastcam will acquire a 2-image mosaic of the bedrock slab in front of the rover, and Right
Mastcam will take an image of the
Sol 1576 AEGIS target and a 4×1 mosaic of a layered exposure named “Appleton Ridge.” After the drive and the post-drive imaging needed to plan
Sol 1578 activities,
Navcam will acquire a panorama and search for dust devils and clouds. It’s been a busy day for me as
SOWG Chair!
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.
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