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[Guest_Sunspot_*]

Is the plan simply to drive up to the summit of the hill to survey the landscape and then eventually drive back down the other side? In the pancam images, I havent been able to see much evidence of bedrock in the hill like we saw in West Spur.

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...0P2292L2M1.HTML
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...0P2292R2M1.HTML

[Guest_BruceMoomaw_*]

That's certainly a major component of the plan -- when you look at the orbital photos of the Columbia Hills, it's clear that the top of Husband Hill will allow a spectacular view of the embayed valley to its southeast, which includes some very large and dramatic layered terracing. They've officially said that they intend to use just such a panoramic survey to plan out their route from there.