14 DAY TRIAL // The Curiosity Mars rover has been sitting idly by for almost a month now, as the sun blocked direct communication from Earth to Mars.
But now that communication is back up, Curiosity is back to work and will soon be embarking on a long journey, the longest to date, to get to her final destination at the base of Mount Sharp.
Until then, Curiosity still has some drilling to do. The initial samples Curiosity dug up from a Martian rock were quite intriguing, and more data could prove just as interesting or at least relevant to scientists.
After that though, the rover will start the longest leg of her journey, several miles through the harsh Martian landscape to get near Mount Sharp, a perfect location for studying Mars' mysterious past.
NASA doesn't expect to spend more than a couple of weeks with the drilling unless, of course, something quite interesting is found.
Once that's over though, Curiosity will start her eight-kilometer (five-mile) journey to Mount Sharp, tough she will probably make several stops along the way, in interesting locations.