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  • 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.

  • Friday 14th September Sol 38

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 14, 2012 The MastCam has finished imaging of different parts of the rover and we are driving again.  On our way to Glenelg we will stop to analyse a basaltic rock.

  • 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.

  • 1st February 2014 Sol 530

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 1, 2014 We have encountered a new sort of landscape, our first sand dune, at a locality we call Dingo Gap.  We will soon see a lot more of these in time as we traverse across to Mt. Sharp.

  • 4th March 2014 Sol 560

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 4, 2014 This striking image is a mosaic of navigation camera images, at Junda outcrop with Mt. Sharp in the background.  Junda is a place in W.

  • 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.

  • Tuesday 21st August Sol 16

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 22, 2012 Today was a day to gather up and consider the data being send back from Curiosity – now we have ChemCam laser data and its images, panoramic images from MastCam, the navigation cameras for plotting our path...

  • Wednesday 22nd August Sol 16

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 22, 2012 My favourite MSL image so far.  This one shows the extended robotic arm pointing towards the rim of Gale Crater and part of Mt. Sharp on the horizon, where, ultimately, it is heading.

  • Saturday 5th August Landing Day

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 18 minutes to entry We are gathered in Building 321, the Flight Operations Centre. Distance = 7200  km Velocity 17, 400 km/h.

  • Sol 0 Monday 6th August

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 1.30 am PDT   More images from the latest data relay.  We get to work – linking it to what we saw from the orbital images and describing what we see.

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