Sol 1307-08, April 8, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: On Sol 1305, the rover straightened its wheels in preparation for a drive, but then the fault that prevented driving earlier this week occurred again, and the vehicle did not move. The engineers are preparing to send parameter changes that will eliminate mobility actuator sensitivity to the transient power spikes.
Fortunately, there are some rocks in front of the rover that are suitable for contact science, so the arm will be deployed on Sol 1307. But first, ChemCam and Mastcam will examine a bedrock target named “Divundu” and rock target “Kapako,” and Mastcam will acquire a full multispectral set of images of a distant bright ridge called “Ruacana.” Later that sol, MAHLI will… [More at link]