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• 21st August 2014 Sol 726

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/21/21st-august-2014-sol-726/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 21, 2014 As we were performing a minidrill – thats the smaller test hole prior to a large full drill hole – the prongs that keep the turret and drill steady slipped by a small amount..

• 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.

• 9th October 2014 Sol 774

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/10/09/9th-october-2014-sol-774/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 9, 2014 This is a night time MAHLI image of the Pahrump drillhole , illuminated by the LEDs.

• 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.

• 27th April 2015 Sol 968

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/04/27/27th-april-2015-sol-968/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 27, 2015 We are situated at Mt. Shields, having driven along Logan’s Run.  I am Geo Science team Lead today, and we are preparing a 2 sol plan.

• 19th August 2015 Sol 1079

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/08/19/19th-august-2015-sol-1079/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 19, 2015 This fantastic new selfie has just been returned.  It is a mosaic of images from MAHLI taken over our recent drill site at Buckskin. Buckskin has turned out to be very silica rich and very hydrated.

• 12th September 2015 Sol 1101

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/09/12/12th-september-2015-sol-1101/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2015 We have a stunning new view of Mt Sharp and the channels running off it. As we drive into the canyons after the Bagnold dunes campaign, we will see high cliffs of sedimentary rocks surrounding us.

• 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.

• Saturday 5th August Landing Day

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

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 18 minutes to entry We are gathered in Building 321, the Flight Operations Centre. Distance = 7200  km Velocity 17, 400 km/h.

• Sol 0 Monday 6th August

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/06/sol-0-monday-6th-august-1/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 1.30 am PDT   More images from the latest data relay.  We get to work – linking it to what we saw from the orbital images and describing what we see.