Curiosity update: Up on the plateau

Sol 1282, March 14, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: I’m scheduled on tactical operations tomorrow, so I’m getting back up to speed on recent MSL activities today.  The Sol 1281 drive completed as planned, crossing the Murray-Stimson contact at the edge of the Naukluft plateau.  Now that we have a better view of the plateau, we are ready to start driving across it.  But first, ChemCam and Mastcam will observe targets “Orupembe” and “Witvlei” on the bedrock in front of the rover. [More at link]