Curiosity update: Driving away

Sol 1427, August 10, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: After successfully completing the drilling activities at Marimba, it’s time to get back on the road.  Today’s plan is focused on targeted remote sensing and driving.  The plan starts with a Navcam movie to monitor the atmosphere, followed by Mastcam documentation of several autonomously selected ChemCam targets.  Then we’ll acquire a couple of ChemCam observations and Mastcam multispectral imaging of the Marimba pre-sieve dump pile before driving away.  After a short drive we’ll acquire images for context and targeting.  Overnight… [More at link]