Curiosity update: ‘Full wheel imaging & bump’

Sol 1127, October 7, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Planning is no longer restricted, but to ensure that Sol 1127 commands are ready to be sent to the rover on time, we had to start planning 1.5 hours earlier than usual this morning.  The Sol 1126 images show that the APXS was well centered over the pre-sieve dump pile, so we are ready to move on. It’s time for a full set of MAHLI wheel images, which dominate the Sol 1127 plan. After the wheel imaging, there’s just enough… [More at link]