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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Wednesday 12th September Sol 36

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/12/wednesday-12th-september-sol-36/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2012 We have been working on data today – a variety of scientists from different specialities, nationalities and approaches to the data. Thats how we will solve the scientific issues.

  • February 4th 2013 Sol 178

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/04/february-4th-2013-sol-178/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 4, 2013 Here is another Mahli image, of the first drilling hole at John Klein.  As we drill we learn more about the nature of the sedimentary material at Yellowknife Bay.

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