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  • 6th July 2016 Sol 1392

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/07/06/6th-july-2016-sol-1392/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 6, 2016 No current  photos because MSL has gone into safe mode for the last few days due to a software glitch. That means we wont get images or much data back for a few days.

  • February 16th 2013 Sol 189

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/16/february-16th-2013-sol-189/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 16, 2013 This image shows the row of 10 laser spots shot by ChemCam in the drill tailings.   This is one of our first analyses prior to the analysis of material by CheMin and SAM.

  • 9th August 2013 Sol 359

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/09/9th-august-2013-sol-359/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 9, 2013 Here is a map showing close to our current location. We saw a pebble bed similar to what we found near Bradbury Landing on our first drive down Peace Vallis towards Yellowknife Bay.

  • 17th September 2013 Sol 397

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/09/17/17th-september-2013-sol-397/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 17, 2013 We are now doing contact science at the Darwin outcrop.  The rounded clasts in the NavCam image show that it is conglomerate.

  • 23rd September 2013 Sol 402

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/09/23/23rd-september-2013-sol-402/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 23, 2013 This image shows the arm deployed over the conglomerate and veins as we gather more MAHLI data.  The shadow from the arm shows how we are operating at near noon, local time at Gale Crater.

  • 17th January 2016 Sol 1226

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/17/17th-january-2016-sol-1226/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 17, 2016 Here is a MastCam image of the scoop taken from the Namib dune. This was taken just prior to closing the scoop and sieving taking place as the turret of the robotic arm was rotated.

  • 29th January 2016 Sol 1238

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/29/29th-january-2016-sol-1238/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 29, 2016 Here is MAHLI’s selfie of Curiosity at work on the Hebron part of the Namib dune. Its a mosaic of 57 images.

  • February 21st 2013 Sol 194

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/21/february-21st-2013-sol-194/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 21, 2013 We are in the next stage of the drilling analysis process: the drilled sedimentary rock has been transferred to the scoop on the arm’s turret, prior to being taken into CHIMRA via the sieve, part of which...

  • 27th November 2015 Sol 1176

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/11/27/27th-november-2015-sol-1176/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 27, 2015 We have reached the Bagnold Dunes and are driving through a gap. The dark colour is due to the iron and magnesium-rich composition  of the sand grains (minerals like olivine and pyroxene).

  • Monday 10th December Sol 123

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/10/monday-10th-december-sol-123/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 10, 2012 Here is a Mastcam image of the new terrain we are exploring.  You can see layered deposits in the middle distance and a flat eroded surface in the near field.

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