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• 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.

• 1st February 2014 Sol 530

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/02/01/1st-february-2014-sol-530/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 1, 2014 We have encountered a new sort of landscape, our first sand dune, at a locality we call Dingo Gap.  We will soon see a lot more of these in time as we traverse across to Mt. Sharp.

• 8th May 2014 Sol 624

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/08/8th-may-2014-sol-624/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2014 We have succesfully drilled Windjana and transferred the material to the CHIMRA system for CheMin analyses.  Now we will be able to anslyes the tailings by ChemCam and APXS.

• 13th December 2015 Sol 1192

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/12/13/13th-december-2015-sol-1192/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 13, 2015 The image shows a MAHLI close up image of the Bagnold dunes sand.  The first striking thing about the mm-size grains is how rounded they are.

• 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

• 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.

• March 3rd 2013 Sol 206

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/05/march-3rd-2013-sol-206/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 5, 2013 No new data or images over the last few sols.

• 28th May 2013 Sol 288

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/28/28th-may-2013-sol-288/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 28, 2013 We are holding a ChemCam meeting at the Cite de Espace, Toulouse.  The Cite de Espace hosts an exhibition about Mars Science Laboratory and ChemCam.