Curiosity update: Driving and remote sensing

Sol 1583, January 17, 2017, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The 4-sol weekend plan went well, and Curiosity drove ~ 44 m further to the south.  I was the GKOP today and it was a fairly straightforward plan focused on driving and remote sensing. We’re in late slide sols this week, which means that today we started 2 hours later than usual to wait for critical images to come down.  The plan starts with two ChemCam observations of the target “Benner Hill” to investigate the chemistry and color variations around a vein.  We also planned a small Mastcam mosaic to document the bedrock as we continue climbing Mt. Sharp.  Then Curiosity will drive, and we’ll take post-drive imaging for context and targeting.  We’re also planning some workspace imaging… [More at link]