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25 October 2016
Sol 1501: Welcome to Bar Harbor
Prior to landing we divided up the landing ellipse and nearby areas into square quads (1.5 km on a side), and assigned each quad a name of a town with a population of less than 100,000 people.
24 October 2016
Sol 1500: So long Sebina
Today’s plan is focused on targeted remote sensing and driving. The morning science block includes ChemCam observations on the targets “Ranaka” and “Seleka” to assess the composition of the local bedrock.
19 October 2016
Sol 1495: Full drill
The thumbnail of the Sol 1494 MAHLI image showed that the Quela dump pile had been moved by the wind again!
17 October 2016
Sols 1491-1492: Soliday at Sebina
With the weekend plan, we officially started our drill campaign on the target “Sebina,” so we will be staying in this location through the week. On Sol 1491 we dumped out the post-sieve sample from our previous drill hole at “Quela,” and did some brushing on Sebina, followed by APXS and MAHLI imaging. On Sol 1492, the rover did a lot of remote sensing, starting off with an early morning …
12 October 2016
Sols 1489-1490: 100 m of Mount Sharp!
Today’s plan is focused on bumping to our next drill location as we continue to systematically sample the Murray formation. The two-sol plan starts with a Mastcam tau and crater rim extinction observation to measure atmospheric opacity.
11 October 2016
Sols 1487-1488: Cleaning CheMin
While some of us enjoyed the Columbus Day holiday, Curiosity continued working on Mars.
9 October 2016
Sols 1484-1486: Dropping off samples to SAM
The Curiosity rover made another 40 meters of progress up the flank of Mt. Sharp on Sol 1482, and there were multiple bedrock blocks within reach of the arm for the weekend plan.
5 October 2016
Sols 1482-1483: Another touch and go
Curiosity drove another 35 meters on Sol 1480, stopping at a location with a layered bedrock exposure right in front of the rover. So the tactical planning team decided to take advantage of the touch and go option again. MAHLI will take pictures of the layered target “Cassongue” and of the rover wheels before the arm is stowed in preparation for another drive on Sol 1482.
