At the beginning of tactical operations this morning, the plan for Sol 561 was to take a set of MAHLI wheel images. But the nearby terrain was not ideal for wheel imaging, and a safe path ahead was visible, so we decided to drive toward the west again. This didn't leave much power for other activities, but we were able to squeeze in a few, including a CheMin vibration activity in preparation for the next sample ingestion/analysis.
Written by Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
