Curiosity update: ‘Back on track’

Sol 1221-22, January 11, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL has recovered from the motor controller anomaly, so tactical operations are back on track, with a drive to the dune sampling area planned for Sol 1221.  I helped the ChemCam team select targets for LIBS and RMI observations today.  Before the drive, ChemCam will observe a target named “Probeer” on a patch of bedrock in front of the rover.  Mastcam will also image Probeer and acquire a stereo mosaic of the nearby part of… [More at link]