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• 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.

• February 21st 2013 Sol 194

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/21/february-21st-2013-sol-194/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 21, 2013 We are in the next stage of the drilling analysis process: the drilled sedimentary rock has been transferred to the scoop on the arm’s turret, prior to being taken into CHIMRA via the sieve, part of which...

• April 9th 2013 Sol 240

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/04/09/april-9th-2013-sol-240/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 9, 2013 We have now moved into the Solar Conjunction phase, so there will be fewer operational activities for the next few weeks.  We are parked at the John Klein site during this time.

• 17th January 2016 Sol 1226

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/17/17th-january-2016-sol-1226/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 17, 2016 Here is a MastCam image of the scoop taken from the Namib dune. This was taken just prior to closing the scoop and sieving taking place as the turret of the robotic arm was rotated.

• 29th January 2016 Sol 1238

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/29/29th-january-2016-sol-1238/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 29, 2016 Here is MAHLI’s selfie of Curiosity at work on the Hebron part of the Namib dune. Its a mosaic of 57 images.

• Carceral Archipelago: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 8

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/page/8/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Researchers make sand that flows uphill

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/sand-microrollers

  Paper published in 'Nature Communications' details how applying magnetic forces to individual 'microroller' particles spurs collective motion—with counterintuitive results

• Fellowship Opportunities in Leicester Physics and Astronomy

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/03/fellowship-opportunities-in-leicester-physics-and-astronomy/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 3 July 2020 The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester welcomes applicants for the STFC Ernest Rutherford and Royal Society University Research Fellowship schemes.