Curiosity update: Brushing ‘Santa Ana’

Sol 843-852, December 19, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The Sol 842 command sequences were successfully received by Curiosity, and all the data needed for planning were returned to Earth, including MAHLI images of the right front wheel. These and other data were thoroughly analyzed, and the slip risk assessment team concluded that it is safe to brush the target “Santa Ana.” So after multiple remote sensing ChemCam and Mastcam observations on Sol 843 and 844, the Dust Removal Tool will be used late in the afternoon on Sol 844. [More at link]