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20 April 2017
Sol 1674: Slipping into a new plan
In the Sol 1673 drive, the rover planners aimed us for a nice curb of Murray bedrock which we could investigate with targeted science (with Mastcam and ChemCam) and contact science (with APXS, MAHLI and the dust removal tool (DRT)) over the weekend.
19 April 2017
Sol 1673: Planning with plenty of "Moxie"
There’s nothing like a day of technical difficulties to make you appreciate when it all works! The science team bounced back from yesterday’s challenging planning day with a vengeance, planning an amazingly full suite of observations of the rock – and sky! – around us.
18 April 2017
Sol 1672: If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done!
On Tuesday, the science team had a “soliday“, a day without planning to allow the time when the science team plans activities on Earth to realign favorably with when the rover is ready to accept and execute those plans.
