We are in the middle of preparing a 3 sol plan, in the final stages of the Pahrump campaign. We have had a short circuit related to the drill mechanism but expect to have the turret and all its instruments back in action in a few sols. Meanwhile SAM has been measuring atmospheric gases unaffected by this problem. We have been working at Pahrump for about 180 sols now, and this is part of our extended mission plan: we are spending more time at waypoints and less time driving.
6th March 2015 Sol 918
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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... I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions. You can also follow the planetary science activities with @LeicsPlanets Professor John Bridges, School of Physics and Astronomy
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