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• 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

  https://le.ac.uk/english/study/research-degrees/application-process

  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.

• 6th March 2015 Sol 918

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/03/06/6th-march-2015-sol-918/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 6, 2015 We are in the middle of preparing a 3 sol plan, in the final stages of the Pahrump campaign.

• 8th May 2015 Sol 979

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/08/8th-may-2015-sol-979/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2015 This Mastcam panorama shows our current location at Mt. Shields and our route on to Mt Sharp via Logan’s Pass.  We are planning contact science on the outcrops on the lower part of Mt. Shields.

• 30th July 2015 Sol 1059

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/07/30/30th-july-2015-sol-1059/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 30, 2015 We have started drilling at Belkin, first a minidrill hole before the main drill hole.  Belkin has been chosen because this sedimentary horizon  has some very high silica enrichments.