So here we are on Mars.

You’ll see a bunch of targets near the rover. This nearby workspace is where we anticipated most of the work happening. The scientists started by talking about different targets and planning activities close to the rover.

Then they started talking about a drive direction Mastcam. Mastcam is the high resolution color camera, and “drive direction” means that they’re capturing images of a possible drive path for the upcoming day.

In this video, you can see them planning a new grid of images, looking over the capture area.

Then, the first unexpected thing happens: someone walks right up into the Mastcam grid. Immediately, we start hearing exclamations: Oh! I didn’t realize how big that area was!

But then, the really surprising thing happens.

“I wonder what we’ll see when we get there.”

Someone walks right past the Mastcam footprint, and onto the hill.

From that crest, they see where the rover will be on the next day.