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[Zelenyikot]

Little veins in Shaler on Sol 322

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[SFJCody]

http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news?id=news/...nhoff-road-trip

We have started the long traverse to the base of Mt. Sharp (Aeolis Mons), the long-term goal of the mission! It may take a year to get there, depending on how many interesting features we find along the way. The challenge for the science team will be to identify the most important targets along the way, and to study them without delaying drive progress too much. Today we are planning targeted observations, followed by another drive over the weekend.

Here we go then! Mountain bound! Looks like a new thread may be in order, too.

[EdTruthan]

Sol 341 - Morning Hazcam Anaglyphs...

If a western tack is indeed the plan, a Google Mars measurement puts the Backshell at only 668 meters away from Phil's last marked position at Sol 340, at an azimuth of about 272 degrees (& the center of the Parachute about 269 degrees). According to the meta-data the front shot below centers at about 242 degrees making the direction of the Backshell somewhere off to the right of center. Don't see anything there yet, but then we're still pretty far off...

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