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24th April 2014 Sol 610
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 24, 2014 We have been doing contact science and taking images in order to zero in on our exact drill point at Mt. Remarkable.
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Thursday 6th September Sol 30
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 6, 2012 Telescopes on Earth need to measure ‘flat’ and ‘dark’ frames with every set of observations in order to correct for distortions on the telescope mirror and any false detections on the light detector.
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Thursday 20th December Sol 133
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 20, 2012 Curiosity and its team will soon take a break over the Christmas holidays . However in the meantime we are using the opportunity to examine different parts of Yellowknife and its rocks.
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Friday 12th October Sol 66
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 13, 2012 While we work at Rocknest with scooping, imaging and analyses, we take the chance to look down into Glenelg.
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18th March 2016 Sol 1285
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 18, 2016 One of the ChemCam capabilities is to use its Remote MicroImager (RMI) to take images of our laser LIBS targets, but also of more distant features.
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4th March 2014 Sol 560
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 4, 2014 This striking image is a mosaic of navigation camera images, at Junda outcrop with Mt. Sharp in the background. Junda is a place in W.
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Beginning with the end in mind
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2015/10/13/beginning-with-the-end-in-mind/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on October 13, 2015 Another academic year has begun and for those doing research degrees, there will be significant stages to be faced in their PhD journey.
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Do we really get what we pay for?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/01/26/do-we-really-get-what-we-pay-for/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on January 26, 2017 Donald Trump and Brexit have both been capturing the headlines of late. In a democratic process the USA voted for Trump as President and the UK decided to leave the European Union.
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31st December 2014 Sol 854
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/12/31/31st-december-2014-sol-854/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 31, 2014 We are continuing the Pahrump localities looped drive. MSL is not working full time over the holidays but we had a ‘3-sol’ plan on the 29th December. I was the Geo Science Theme Lead for the day.
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11th May 2016 Sol 1337
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/11/11th-may-2016-sol-1337/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 11, 2016 Sol 1337 means that we have just reached our second martian year since landing in 2012, Here is a birthday cake to the mission from the ChemCam team in Toulouse.