The rover drove about 22 meters on Sol 587, to a location with a better view of the path ahead . So a longer drive (about 45 m) is planned for Sol 588, around the rocky outcrop and then south. But first, a large stereo Mastcam mosaic of the outcrop will be acquired, plus smaller mosaics of targets Point Coulomb , Brooking Gorge , and Castlereagh Hill . After the usual post-drive imaging and DAN active measurement of subsurface hydrogen, ChemCam will zap the ground to the right of the rover and Mastcam will acquire a mosaic of the hill to the west of the expected rover location. This final mosaic will be pointed assuming the drive completes as planned.
Written by Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center
