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Old 15-May-2004, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by harlequin
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Originally Posted by ToSeek
I thought the plan was to be drive some - do some science - drive some - do some science - etc., averaging about 40 meters/day overall. But look at the recent figures:

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Maybe they have not spotted a suffiently interesting target?
I think they perform "touch and go" observations on a 4 day rotation? , the APXS and Mossbauer are deployed overnight on selected targets and the microscopic imager in the morning leaving the afternoon free for driving.
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