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  • 20th May 2013 Sol 280

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/20/20th-may-2013-sol-280/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 20, 2013 Here is a MAHLI image of our second drill hole at Cumberland.  Like the first drill hole it shows the difference between the reddish uppermost surface of Mars and what lies underneath.

  • July 5th 2013 Sol 324

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/07/05/july-5th-2013-sol-324/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 5, 2013   I am visiting the French ChemCam HQ in the CNRS lab based in Toulouse.  Some of the development of ChemCam was done by the group here.

  • 17th February 2014 Sol 545

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/02/17/17th-february-2014-sol-545/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 17, 2014 As we approach a full martian year (669 sols) we have travelled about 5 km.  There is fine tuning to be done on the route to get us relatively quickly to the clay and iron oxide concentrations in Mt.

  • 29th November 2016 Sol 1534

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/11/29/29th-november-2016-sol-1534-1/

    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.

  • Astrophysics Seminar 3pm Wednesday 10th November

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/11/08/astrophysics-seminar-3pm-wednesday-10th-november/

    Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2021 Freeke van der Voort (Cardiff) A remote talk on Teams describing the distribution of r-process elements in simulations of Milky-Way-sized galaxies.

  • Modern scientist vs. 1600s scientist: Moon landings

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/02/14/modern-scientist-vs-1600s-scientist-moon-landings/

    Modern planetary scientist Dr Suzie Imber critiques John Wilkins's incredible 17th c. book on space travel

  • 23rd May 2014 Sol 639

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/23/23rd-may-2014-sol-639/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 23, 2014 This MAHLI image (with a contrast stretch) shows the path ahead towards Murray Buttes and across the dark dunes to Mt. Sharp.

  • 11th March 2016 Sol 1278

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/03/11/11th-march-2016-sol-1278/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 11, 2016 In the last few days we have been finding these rounded cm-sized nodules on eroded faces of the underlying Stimson sandstone.

  • 2nd November 2016 Sol 1508

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/11/02/2nd-november-2016-sol-1508/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 2, 2016 We have found an iron meteorite – called Egg Rock.  Curiosity was close enough to determine that it is composed of iron, with some nickel.

  • Leicester Planetary Scientist in BBC Earth Feature on Jupiter

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/07/leicester-planetary-scientist-in-bbc-earth-feature-on-jupiter/

    Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 June 2021 Dr. Henrik Melin was interviewed for a feature for @BBCEarth about the greatest of planets – Jupiter. He discusses Juno’s exploration of the giant planet, and highlights some of the latest discoveries.

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