From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society: “The last couple of weeks have seen Curiosity return to the business of making steady headway toward Murray Buttes and, beyond them, Mount Sharp. Eight of the last 14 sols have seen drives ranging in length from 30 to 104 meters, racking up a total of more than half a kilometer. Woo hoo!…” [More at link, including details of drive planning]
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