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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.

  • 5th August 2013 Sol 355

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/05/5th-august-2013-sol-355/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2013 We are just about at the one Earth year anniversary of our landing.  MSL Landing was on the 5th August Pacific time and about 6 am, 6th August British Summertime.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Thursday 30th August Sol 24

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/30/thursday-30th-august-sol-24/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 30, 2012 We are settled into a daily routine which centres around the data returns from Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

  • Jupiter’s aurora – University of Leicester

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/27/jupiters-aurora-the-most-powerful-northern-lights-display-in-the-solar-system/

    Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on June 27, 2016 During Juno’s time at Jupiter, we will have the fantastic opportunity to study the most powerful aurora in the solar system.

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