To the Cape!, Quackmire and arm troubles Options

[djellison]

"Hey folks! I’m on-duty with Opportunity this week and it’s going to be pretty exciting. We are in the process of driving the rover over to the wall of Cape Verde to study the layers of rocks there in much greater detail. I will be posting updates all week with the spectacular new pictures that we should be receiving. Stay tuned, it’s going to be a pretty cool week!"

Thanks for the update Ryan : http://martianchronicles.wordpress.com/200...ng-to-the-cape/

I wonder how close they'll get. I think no closer than the height projected from it's base ( i.e. 45 degrees )

[fredk]

I agree there's work to do out on the plains. Does anyone have a clear idea of exactly what we might learn from an approach to Verde cliff? I mean, we have studied the layers pretty well on our traverse into Victoria so far. But judging from the imagery, the layers they talked about tasting on the cliff are quite a bit lower down than we've sampled so far? Is that all that matters here - getting lower into the layering? Or might they learn something worthwhile by looking closely at the same layers we've already tasted, but now crossing the cliff face?