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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.

  • 11th September 2014 Sol 746

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/11/11th-september-2014-sol-746/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 11, 2014 We have now reached the first foothills in the Mt. Sharp part of the mission.  This area is called the Pahrump Hills.

  • 14th January 2014 Sol 868

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/14/14th-january-2014-sol-868/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 14, 2015 We have started the drilling activities at Pahrump (Mojahave outcrop).  This MAHLI image shows that the initial minidrill attempt turned up some unweathered fine grained sediment.

  • 23rd February 2015 Sol 907

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/02/23/23rd-february-2015-sol-907/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 23, 2015 Our next drill target is Telegraph_Peak.

  • 13th April 2015 Sol 955

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/04/13/13th-april-2015-sol-955/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 13, 2015 We have left Garden City and are commencing a week of driving.  This also marks 10 km on the odometer, at up to 100 m a day we can travel quite quickly.

  • 30th June 2015 Sol 1030

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/06/30/30th-june-2015-sol-1030/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 30, 2015 Planetary conjunction has ended and communication of science results between Curiosity , Mars orbiters and Earth is possible again.

  • 17th July 2015 Sol 1047

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/07/17/17th-july-2015-sol-1047/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 17, 2015 The science team is considering the next drill target. ChemCam and APXS results suggest that the sediment compositions are changing within the Murray Formation, with more altered compositions.

  • 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).

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