Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Principal Investigator's Notebook: Sols 3193–3289, version 1, MSL MAHLI Technical Report 0030

Covering the time between Curiosity’s3193rd and 3289th Martian days (sols) of operations in northern Gale crater,Mars, this document is a compilation of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) MarsHandLens Imager (MAHLI) Principal Investigator’s notes and information aboutMAHLI images and activities conducted during that period. The report includes briefsol-by-sol notes—written as the missionunfolded—regarding how the MAHLIinstrument was used and significant events that occurred which impacted theMAHLI instrument or investigation. The document, further, contains informationregarding range and scale (camera working distance and scale of in-focuselements of an image); the parent images, range, and scale informationassociated with each MAHLI focus merge productcreated onboard the instrument;and a description of the purpose and intent behind acquisition of each MAHLIimage and creation of each onboard focus merge product. The MSL science teamand roverengineers routinely used the information contained in this reportduring the course of the mission for tactical planning, strategic planning, andscientific analysis.