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  • 24th March 2014 Sol 580

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/03/24/24th-march-2014-sol-580/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 24, 2014 We have reached the outcrops of which Kimberley is part of.  After we have done some contact science at our current location ‘Square_Top’ we will move up towards Kimberley itself to prepare for drilling.

  • 5th December 2013 Sol 474

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/12/05/5th-december-2013-sol-474/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 5, 2013 We have paused to do some contact science, using the robotic arm to use APXS on the local rocks.

  • 9th February 2015 Sol 893

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/02/09/9th-february-2015-sol-893/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 9, 2015 Now that our first Pahrump drill is completed one of the things we do is check the CheMIn inlet (which is in the top right of the NavCam image) to check for any debris, blockages etc.

  • 17th April 2016 Sol 1315

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/04/17/17th-april-2016-sol-1315/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 17, 2016 Here is a NavCam mosaic of the Naukluft Plateau.  We are looking around us for the next drill target. A particular feature is searching for, and trying to understand, silica enrichments.

  • Tuesday 11th September Sol 35

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/11/tuesday-11th-september-sol-35/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 11, 2012 One of the activities in the next few sols we are looking forward to include using the video facility on MastCam to observe a transit of Phobos across the Sun.

  • 1st September 2014 Sol 736

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/01/1st-september-2014-sol-736/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 1, 2014 We are in an uneven area of terrain with sand-filled hollows so we have changed direction, out of Hidden Valley and via Trilobite Crater.  The rover planners ‘RP’s’ are cautious about slippage in sand.

  • 21st December 2016 Sol 1556

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/12/21/21st-december-2016-sol-1556/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 21, 2016 I am Geo-Min Science theme lead for todays plan.  As usual after 4 years of operations we are doing 3 sols of planning at one go.

  • 19th January 2017 Sol 1584

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/01/19/19th-january-2017-sol-1584/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 19, 2017 We have found another (the 4th) meteorite.  The fist sized sample called Ames_Knob – which was analysed by ChemCam – turns out to be composed of Fe and Ni metal.

  • Exoplanets and their Origins – Professor Richard Alexander Centenary Inaugural Lecture

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/28/exoplanets-and-their-origins-professor-richard-alexander-centenary-inaugural-lecture/

    Exoplanets and their Origins - Professor Richard Alexander Centenary Inaugural Lecture

  • 8th May 2015 Sol 979

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/08/8th-may-2015-sol-979/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2015 This Mastcam panorama shows our current location at Mt. Shields and our route on to Mt Sharp via Logan’s Pass.  We are planning contact science on the outcrops on the lower part of Mt. Shields.

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