Curiosity update: ‘Resuming science planning’

Sol 880, January 26, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Despite some problems at the Deep Space Network radio antenna early last week, the flight software transition went well and the MSL operations team is back to planning science activities!  Lots of good observations were proposed, so many that some ChemCam and Mastcam activities had to be deleted from the Sol 880 plan to ensure that the rover batteries maintain enough charge to allow the drill-related activities planned for Sol 881.  But Mastcam images… [More at link]