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  • Sunday 5th August. Landing Day.

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2012 I get up to a beautiful day in California with humming birds feeding and clear views of the San Gabriel Mountains. We will have a final MSL team briefing  tonight at 9 pm PDT.

  • Thursday 30th August Sol 24

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 30, 2012 We are settled into a daily routine which centres around the data returns from Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

  • March 30th 2013 Sol 231

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 30, 2013 We are now back to full operations after the software problems, and getting in observations prior to the planetary conjunction.

  • 5th August 2013 Sol 355

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2013 We are just about at the one Earth year anniversary of our landing.  MSL Landing was on the 5th August Pacific time and about 6 am, 6th August British Summertime.

  • Tuesday August 14th Sol 9

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 14, 2012 Barack Obama talked to the JPL engineering team yesterday and everyone else watched a video link of this.

  • Saturday 18th August Sol 13

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 19, 2012 In order to keep track of time, both on Earth and Mars, a few people on the MSL team wear 2 watches.  That is a clear sign that someone at JPL is working on the MSL mission.

  • Thursday 6th September Sol 30

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 6, 2012 Telescopes on Earth need to measure ‘flat’ and ‘dark’ frames with every set of observations in order to correct for distortions on the telescope mirror and any false detections on the light detector.

  • Thursday 20th December Sol 133

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 20, 2012 Curiosity and its team will soon take a break over the Christmas holidays .  However in the meantime we are using the opportunity to examine different parts of Yellowknife and its rocks.

  • 29th November 2016 Sol 1534

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 1, 1970 We have started our 19th drill or scoop.  Curiosity now aims to drill at regular elevation intervals (25 m) as we progress up through the Murray formation.

  • 29th November 2016 Sol 1534

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 29, 2016 We have started our 19th drill or scoop.  Curiosity now aims to drill at regular elevation intervals (25 m) as we progress up through the Murray formation.

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