Jochem Huhmann wrote in
:

Marvin writes:
...Just keep in mind that the rover can
complete some 50+ percent of its job right where it is now, just off
the lander. No need to do any of the glamorous stuff, before the
first set of objectives are met.

This had to be said... If they can get the rover over to a larger
crater and do the same boring stuff on the rocks and soil ejected by
the impact (and/or the crater itself) this can easily be the remaining
50%.

Yep Yep.
The purpose of the rover is not to hot-rod over the horizon, but rather to
move the science package just far enough to reach the more interesting
rocks.

I find it amusing that the news highlights and most visitors to these
forums, all seem to care about the rovers power and mobility but not about
what it is actually capable of discovering. Ive seen 300++ posts on the
solar cells, and 100+ about the "fake" color in the camera shots. But ZERO
discussion about the interesting nature of the sand on mars. Things like
why ultra-dry super-fine dust should clump together like that on the
smaller scales.

Ah well, patience will lead to answers, eventually
At least the rover seems to be operating perfectly sofar.