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13th December 2015 Sol 1192
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 13, 2015 The image shows a MAHLI close up image of the Bagnold dunes sand. The first striking thing about the mm-size grains is how rounded they are.
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24th June 2016 Sol 1380
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 24, 2016 Here is the latest HiRISE image of Curiosity. It shows the rover on the Naukluft Plateau where we have been for the last few months.
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20th September 2016 Sol 1466
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 20, 2016 We have got down a new self portrait of Curiosity from MAHLI. This shows the Murray Butte number 12 – where we have just been drilling – in the ChemCam mirror.
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Tuesday 11th September Sol 35
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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.
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February 4th 2013 Sol 178
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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.
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July 1st 2013 Sol 321
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 1, 2013 We are continuing our work at Shaler on Mars. Meanwhile, one of the important research aspects of MSL and Mars research generally is to identify analogue sites on Earth.
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1st February 2014 Sol 530
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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.
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10th April 2014 Sol 596
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 10, 2014 Here is a NavCam image of the Kimberley, with Mount Remarkable the small hill (less than 5 m high) which we are pointing towards.
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24th September 2014 Sol 758
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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).
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Wednesday 22nd August Sol 16
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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.