Sols 1313-15, April 15, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Tactical planning was a bit hectic today as we reacted to yesterday’s change in the near-term science goals, but the team quickly determined what is feasible and put together a good plan. There are no good brushable targets in the arm workspace, so the DRT will not be used. Rather, we selected 3 targets for MAHLI imaging and APXS measurements of natural surfaces. I’m MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today, and have been very busy!
The Sol 1313 plan starts with a mid-day ChemCam observation of the sky and Mastcam images of the Sun to measure the amount of dust in the atmosphere. The arm will be deployed that afternoon to take MAHLI images of “Kasane” and “Uau,” on either side of a bright/dark boundary in the outcrop. MAHLI will then take… [More at link]