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• 4th April 2014 Sol 590

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/04/4th-april-2014-sol-590/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 4, 2014 We have reached Kimberley and its sedimentary rocks.

• 10th April 2014 Sol 596

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  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.

• 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.

• 24th September 2014 Sol 758

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/24/24th-september-2014-sol-758/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 24, 2014 We are drilling at Pahrump (named after an old Shoshone, native American settlement in what is now Nevada).

• 17th April 2016 Sol 1315

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/04/17/17th-april-2016-sol-1315/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 17, 2016 Here is a NavCam mosaic of the Naukluft Plateau.  We are looking around us for the next drill target. A particular feature is searching for, and trying to understand, silica enrichments.

• 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.

• Application process

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  Thinking about applying for a postgraduate research degree at the University of Leicester? Read our guide to the application process, with tips and advice on how to write and submit your proposal.

• 14th August 2013 Sol 363

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/14/14th-august-2013-sol-363/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 14, 2013 We have put a sample from the Cumberland drill hole into SAM for more isotopic measurements.  The sample had been cached within the robotic arm’s turret.

• 8th January 2014 Sol 506

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/01/08/8th-january-2014-sol-506/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 8, 2014 Its Stargazing Live at University of Leicester today.