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Back on Sol 690 we were waiting for #Perseverance to drop the last sample tube at the Three Forks depot and carry on with its plan to drive up the West Jezero Delta. Except... it didn't, for about one week (https://mastodon.social/@65dBnoise@fosstodon.org/109774650297831247).

At the time, we suspected that some problem had occurred which was preventing it from proceeding with the plan, and I made a note to follow up on this when the relevant reports would be published in the #PDSAnalystNotebook .

Turns out there was indeed a problem:

65dBnoise,
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