Table 2.
Summary of Curiosity's Activities at VRR
| Earth date a | Sol | Activity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach imaging | 6/14/17 | 1726 | VRR approach imaging Stop 1 |
| 6/15–6/21/17 | 1727–1733 | Drive toward VRR approach imaging Stop 2 | |
| 6/22–6/24/17 | 1734–1736 | VRR approach imaging Stop 2 | |
| 6/25–7/6/17 | 1737–1748 | Drive toward VRR approach imaging Stop 3 | |
| 7/7–7/9/17 | 1749–1751 | Eolian sediment investigation | |
| 7/10–7/12/17 | 1751–1754 | Continue drive toward VRR approach imaging Stop 3 | |
| 7/13–8/8/17 | 1755–1780 | Solar conjunction | |
| 8/9–8/10/17 | 1781–1782 | Continue drive toward VRR approach imaging Stop 3 | |
| 8/11–8/12/17 | 1783–1784 | VRR approach imaging Stop 3 | |
| 8/13–8/17/17 | 1786–1789 | Drive toward VRR approach imaging Stop 4 | |
| 8/18–8/20/17 | 1790–1792 | VRR approach imaging Stop 4 | |
| 8/21–8/24/17 | 1793–1796 | Drive toward VRR approach imaging Stop 5 | |
| 8/25–8/27/17 | 1797–1798 | VRR approach imaging Stop 5 | |
| 8/28–9/6/17 | 1799–1808 | VRR approach | |
| Initial walkabout; remote sensing and contact science focus | 9/7/17 | 1809 | Climb onto VRR; traverse Blunts Point/Pettegrove Point member boundary |
| 9/8–9/12/17 | 1810–1814 | RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point | |
| 9/13–9/17/17 | 1815–1819 | Large fracture investigation | |
| 9/17–11/2/17 | 1819–1864 | RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point | |
| 11/3–11/11/17 | 1865–1872 | RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point/Jura member boundary | |
| 11/12/17 | 1873 | Traverse Pettegrove Point/Jura member boundary | |
| 11/13–12/10/17 | 1874–1901 | RS and CS measurements of Jura | |
| 12/11/17–1/6/18 | 1902–1927 | First investigation of gray Jura outcrop | |
| 1/7–1/9/18 | 1928–1930 | Drive toward second gray Jura outcrop patch; RS and CS measurements of Jura | |
| 1/10–1/25/18 | 1931–1945 | Investigation of large exposure of gray Jura | |
| 1/26–1/29/18 | 1946–1949 | Glen Torridon region toe dip and investigation of contact with ridge | |
| 1/30–2/10/18 | 1950–1961 | Investigation of additional gray Jura outcrop | |
| 2/11–3/6/18 | 1962–1984 | Unsuccessful rotary‐only drill attempt at Lake Orcadie | |
| 3/7–3/24/18 | 1985–2002 | Drives toward strong CRISM hematite signature; RS and CS measurements of Jura | |
| 3/25/18 | 2003 | Drive over Jura/Pettegrove Point member boundary | |
| 3/26–3/31/18 | 2004–2009 | RS and CS in area with strongest CRISM hematite spectral signature | |
| 4/31–4/2/18 | 2009–2011 | Investigation of Pettegrove Point/Jura member boundary | |
| 4/3–4/4/18 | 2012–2013 | Drive toward Bressay deposit | |
| 4/5–4/14/18 | 2014–2022 | Investigation of Bressay deposit | |
| 4/15–4/24/18 | 2023–2032 | Drives toward Blunts Point member; RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point | |
| 4/25–4/27/18 | 2033–2035 | Remote sensing of Taconite crater | |
| 4/28/18 | 2036 | Drives toward location of imaging of Red Cliff | |
| 4/29–4/30/18 | 2037–2038 | Red Cliff imaging | |
| 5/1–5/6/18 | 2039–2044 | Drives toward Blunts Point member; RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point | |
| Duluth drill | 5/7/18 | 2045 | Drive over Pettegrove Point/Blunts Point member contact |
| 5/8–5/14/18 | 2046–2052 | Search for Blunts Point drill target | |
| 5/16–6/7/18 | 2053–2075 | Duluth drill campaign begins | |
| 6/8–6/17/18 | 2076–2085 | MY34 Global Dust storm reaches Curiosity; Duluth drill campaign continues | |
| 6/18–6/19/18 | 2086–2087 | Conclusion of Duluth drill campaign | |
| 6/20–6/26/18 | 2088–2093 | Drive toward Pettegrove Point drill location | |
| Pettegrove Point drill | 6/27/18 | 2094 | Drive over Blunts Point/Pettegrove Point member boundary |
| 6/28–7/11/18 | 2095–2108 | Drive toward Pettegrove Point drill location; RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point outcrop | |
| 7/12–7/17/18 | 2109–2114 | Unsuccessful Pettegrove Point drill attempt at Voyageurs | |
| 7/18–7/23/18 | 2115–2120 | Drive toward Pettegrove Point drill Location 2; RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point outcrop | |
| 7/24–7/28/18 | 2121–2125 | Unsuccessful Pettegrove Point drill attempt at Ailsa Craig | |
| 7/30–8/1/18 | 2126–2128 | Drive toward Pettegrove Point drill Location 3; RS and CS measurements of Pettegrove Point outcrop | |
| 8/2–8/4/18 | 2129–2131 | Investigation of Pettegrove Point gray outcrop | |
| 8/5–8/28/18 | 2132–2155 | Successful Pettegrove Point drill at Stoer | |
| Jura drill | 8/29/18 | 2156 | Drive toward gray Jura drill location |
| 8/30/18 | 2157 | Drive over Pettegrove Point/Jura member contact | |
| 8/31–9/9/18 | 2158–2166 | Drive toward gray Jura drill location; RS and CS of Jura | |
| 9/10–9/14/18 | 2167–2171 | Unsuccessful gray Jura drill attempt at Inverness | |
| 9/15–10/17/18 | 2172–2203 | Memory anomaly precludes science operations | |
| 10/18–10/27/18 | 2204–2213 | Limited science operations begin | |
| 10/28–10/29/18 | 2214–2215 | Drive toward gray Jura drill Location 2 | |
| 10/30–10/31/18 | 2216–2217 | Full science operations resume | |
| 11/1–11/5/18 | 2218–2222 | Drive toward gray Jura drill Location 2; RS and CS of Jura | |
| 11/6–12/3/18 | 2223–2249 | Successful gray Jura drill at Highfield | |
| 12/4–12/11/18 | 2250–2257 | Drive toward red Jura drill location; RS and CS of Jura | |
| 12/12/18–1/20/19 | 2258–2296 | Successful red Jura drill at Rock Hall | |
| 1/21–1/25/19 | 2297–2301 | Drives toward Glen Torridon; RS and CS of Jura | |
| 1/26/19 | 2302 | Depart VRR; enter Glen Torridon |
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Read Earth date 6/14/17 as 14 June 2017, etc.