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Sols 4255-4256: Only Travelling through

.Finding our own selves lower than a gauge from our hopeful end-of-drive on Monday, we began on an extremely acquainted plan: Starting along with an arm backbone for eliminating dirt and also utilizing APXS to check out a bedrock aim at called "Russell Pass," positioning the upper arm out of the way for imaging, spending merely over a hr on Mastcam imaging as well as ChemCam LIBS on Russell Pass, after that another arm backbone for MAHLI pictures of Russell Pass, and ultimately a travel in the afternoon. These strategies, referred to "touch-and-go" strategies, are actually commonly occupied at the beginning and also reduce in the end. Our drive this time is prepared to go ~ 10 gauges almost flawlessly eastern and leaving our moving practically completely west. If on Friday, our wheels are actually sturdily on the Martian ground and also there is a flat-enough base area to place our exercise, our experts may be staying put for another 2 full weeks while our experts make an effort and collect yet another Gediz Vallis network example. And also since we drive backwards along with the branch occupying the rear, our company may also have an office our team have actually currently driven over - perhaps subjecting some internal bedrock even just before drilling.