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• Saturday 5th August Landing Day

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/06/saturday-5th-august-landing-day/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 18 minutes to entry We are gathered in Building 321, the Flight Operations Centre. Distance = 7200  km Velocity 17, 400 km/h.

• Wednesday 9th Jan. 2013 Sol 153

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/01/14/wednesday-9th-jan-2013-sol-153/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 14, 2013 Another first for Curiosity’s instruments. We have deployed the brush (which is a rotating implement on the robotic arm) for the first time.

• 10th April 2014 Sol 596

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/10/10th-april-2014-sol-596/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 10, 2014 Here is a NavCam image of the Kimberley, with Mount Remarkable the small hill (less than 5 m high) which we are pointing towards.

• 1st October 2014 Sol 767

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/10/01/1st-october-2014-sol-767/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 1, 2014 This Left MastCam (‘M34’ because of the focal length) view shows the Pahrump drilled grains just before they are about to be sieved by closing up the scoop and sieve, then turning the whole robotic arm turret.

• 22nd September 2015 Sol 1112

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/09/22/22nd-september-2015-sol-1112/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 22, 2015 I have been Geo Science Theme Lead GSTL for the last two sol plan (sols 1112-1113). One of the main topics we have been discussing is where to drill next.

• Career Development Service: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 2

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/page/2/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Wednesday 22nd August Sol 16

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/22/wednesday-22nd-august-sol-16/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 22, 2012 My favourite MSL image so far.  This one shows the extended robotic arm pointing towards the rim of Gale Crater and part of Mt. Sharp on the horizon, where, ultimately, it is heading.

• February 2nd 2013 Sol 176

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/02/february-2nd-2013-sol-176/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 2, 2013 The rover planners are testing the drill by touching 4 points around the chosen drill site and testing the drill action, but not with the full force that the final drill action will use.

• 1st November 2013 Sol 439

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/11/01/1st-november-2013-sol-439/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 1, 2013 We have driven right up to the Cooperstown outcrop.  The rdige (a few tens of cm high) is composed of a resistant layer of sedimentary rock.

• 4th April 2014 Sol 590

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/04/4th-april-2014-sol-590/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 4, 2014 We have reached Kimberley and its sedimentary rocks.