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  • 28th December 2015 Sol 1206

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/12/28/28th-december-2015-sol-1206/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 28, 2015 The MSL team is taking a break from operations for a few days.  We have dumped the Greenhorn drill tailings and are progressing on the Bagnold Dunes campaign.

  • 27th November 2015 Sol 1176

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/11/27/27th-november-2015-sol-1176/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 27, 2015 We have reached the Bagnold Dunes and are driving through a gap. The dark colour is due to the iron and magnesium-rich composition  of the sand grains (minerals like olivine and pyroxene).

  • Friday 14th December Sol 127

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/14/friday-14th-december-sol-127/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 14, 2012 Some of the most extraordinary MastCam images so far.  We are seeing finely layered, continuous beds, with some cross bedded layers.

  • 1st May 2014 Sol 618

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/01/1st-may-2014-sol-618/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 1, 2014 Here is a MastCam image of drilling in progress. This is the first ‘minidrill’ hole at Windjana.  You can see that Red Mars is only a very thin layer on the planet.

  • 5th August 2014 Sol 710

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/05/5th-august-2014-sol-710/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2014 We are moving into a new sort of terrain as we enter Hidden Valley.  On this HiRISE image and the inset MAHLI image you can see the sand ripples that we are traversing.

  • 15th August 2014 Sol 720

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/15/15th-august-2014-sol-720/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 15, 2014 We have retraced our tracks in Hidden Valley, going back to a site called Bonanza_King.

  • Saturday 5th August Landing Sequence

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/06/saturday-5th-august-landing-sequence-1/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 Nominal tones received from MSL. Target location estimated 230 m from centre of ellipse in current trajectory. 10.25 pm Atmospheric entry has occurred.  Now 7 minutes to go. Getting very quiet in the room.

  • Saturday 5th August Landing Sequence

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

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 10.15 pm. Cruise stage separation successful. Spin down of the aeroshell successful. Nominal ‘heartbeat’ tones from Curiosity. 5.4 km/s and speeding up 6 minutes from atmospheric entry.

  • 1st August 2013 Sol 351

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/01/1st-august-2013-sol-351/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2013 We have moved from southern summer into southern autumn (northern spring equinox).

  • Monday 10th December Sol 123

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/10/monday-10th-december-sol-123/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 10, 2012 Here is a Mastcam image of the new terrain we are exploring.  You can see layered deposits in the middle distance and a flat eroded surface in the near field.

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