Drive was during September 19, 2024 - Data from JPL

  • @SpecialSetOfSieves
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    22 months ago

    I’m assuming this is one of the larger climbs/vertical displacements that Percy has managed in a single sol. This old crater rim is definitely the steepest terrain the rover has tackled, which might limit the rover’s progress on driving days, but I wonder if the all bedrock we’ve encountered along the way is enticing the scientists enough to take it slower.

    • @paulhammond5155OP
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      32 months ago

      It was, the climb on 1274 currently holds second place on the leader board, the highest elevation climb in a single drive is currently 26.4 meters (sol 1268), but that was over a marginally longer traverse, so probably a very similar average angle. I agree that the team have appeared to pause the drives whenever they spot an enticing target of opportunity :)

      Pity we don’t get frequent and detailed mission updates (Like we get on MSL). The PDS mission manager reports are amazing, but they are only made public at least 6 months after the ‘event’