Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 16, 2014
The science team is meeting at the California Institute of Technology this week. One of our tasks is to select a drill site at Kimberley.
Meanwhile we are gathering data on our location. The NavCam image shows APXS deployed. It is also a good view of the front of the rover. You can see the Observation Tray OT, where we put sieved samples to analyse with APXS and the MAHLI microimager. If we need to replace a dill bit, spares are mounted in the drill bits box DB. The environmental monitor boom REMS is also in the field of view.
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This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...
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