Sol 917: Mastcam Thermal Characterization

5 March 2015

I'm MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today, but there hasn't been much for me to do because of the restriction on arm activities following last week's fault. The arm is being used exclusively for diagnostic testing to determine the cause of the fault; test results are being analyzed by the MSL engineering team. As this work continues, the remote sensing instruments are being used to examine nearby rocks and soils, including ChemCam observations of the drill hole. More ChemCam observations are planned for Sol 917, plus several Mastcam observations intended to measure the effect of varying temperatures on camera focus.

by Ken Herkenhoff