Curiosity update: ‘Tight sol’

Sol 805, November 10, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “MSL planning is no longer restricted, but today’s commands must be sent to the spacecraft earlier than usual, so tactical planning started 1 hour earlier than usual.  The Sol 803 drive put the rover in a good position for examination of fine-scale layering [image right] using the arm instruments.  The science team proposed several arm activities on various targets, but… [More at link]