Sol 1141: Recharging batteries

There was a problem processing the latest data from MSL at the Deep Space Network station that received it, but the data are now available and confirm that the Sol 1140 activities completed successfully.  As expected, the batteries need to be recharged after the SAM methane experiment, so Sol 1141 activities are limited to a few remote sensing activities.  ChemCam and Mastcam will observe the Greenhorn drill tailings and another bedrock target, called "Fort Conrad."  Besides some recurring observations, that's it for the Sol 1141 plan!  The rover's batteries should be nearly fully charged for Sol 1142 activities.

by Ken Herkenhoff

Dates of planned rover activities described in these reports are subject to change due to a variety of factors related to the Martian environment, communication relays and rover status.