Sol 1585, January 19, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: After a 31-meter drive on Sol 1584, MSL is in position for contact science on a block of bedrock in front of the rover. So, as MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today I focused on planning a full suite of MAHLI images of a target named “Jewell” that appears to expose sedimentary structures. The Sol 1585 plan also includes ChemCam and Right Mastcam observations of Jewell, a single Right Mastcam image of another bedrock exposure dubbed “Bernard Mountain,” and a Navcam dust devil survey. The rover will then drive again and acquire images in the new location. Later in the afternoon, Mastcam… [More at link]
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