MISSION UPDATES | April 23, 2014

Sol 610 Update On Curiosity From USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Western Sky

Written by Ken Herkenhoff, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center


The Sol 610 plan contains fairly simple, untargeted observations, including Mastcam and Navcam mosaics and a series of Navcam images of the western sky right after the sun sets behind Mt. Remarkable. Overnight, ChemCam will point at the dark sky and obtain calibration data, measuring thermal noise.