MSL Post Landing - Commissioning Period & Early Observations, Commissioning Activity Period 1B - Sols 9 through 16 |
MSL Post Landing - Commissioning Period & Early Observations, Commissioning Activity Period 1B - Sols 9 through 16 |
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Now that Curiosity has her driving and science software installed and is ready to proceed, I figured it was time for a new thread. Please keep sol 0-8 discussion in the previous thread (including discussion of the full-frame MARDIs, as they come down), and post new stuff here.
Things to look forward to: a Mastcam pan of the top of the mountain to be uplinked in the next sol or two; testing of the steering actuators on sol 13; first drive on sol 15. This period, which Grotzinger told me would take "no fewer than 6 sols," will be followed by an "Intermission," during which the science team may choose to drive to a new site (not very far away) for Commissioning Activity Period 2, when they'll commission the arm and its instruments. Also, an admin note: we allowed a lot of chit-chat in the landing thread because we were all so excited about the successful landing ![]() -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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(You were not expecting that were you ![]() Wondrous! Regarding the chemcam stuff -- first of all, the Twitter account is not by a member of the science team. The "short drive" should've been a giveaway. In the first place, you wouldn't drive before ChemCamming; that would mess up your pointing. Second, we know the rover hasn't been driven yet; they still need to do actuator tests and their short bump before commanding anything intentional. As far as the ChemCam images go, as far as I can tell, they are not of a lasered rock. Whenever you see a ChemCam image that you can't figure out, look for a corresponding Left Navcam image taken at the same time for context. The three different ChemCam images are related to Navcam images of a little rock; one of the rocket-blasted areas; and of a patch of soil. -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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