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• February 10th Sol 182

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/10/february-10th-sol-182/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 10, 2013 The latest drilling has gone to 6 cm depth and we will use this for CheMin and SAM analyses.

• 29th August 2013 Sol 378

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/29/29th-august-2013-sol-378/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 29, 2013 We are now about 300 m from Waypoint1.  That is one of the stopping off points on the way to the clay-rich horizon of Mt. Sharp.

• 28th October 2013 Sol 436

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/28/28th-october-2013-sol-436/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 28, 2013 Today is a soliday on Mars and no science activities.  We are parked close to our next Waypoint called Cooperstown.

• 11th November 2014 Sol 806

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/11/11/11th-november-2014-sol-806/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 11, 2014 Mars Science Laboratory has changed our view of Mars: following the 2 Viking landers of 1976 and the Pathfinder Lander in 1997 we had an idea that Mars was predominantly made of basaltic igneous rocks.

• Celebrating Diwali 2022

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/01/great-school-turnout-to-celebrate-diwali-2022/

  The School of Physics and Astronomy were pleased to bring back the complimentary food tasting of traditional Diwali snacks and sweets as part of the Diwali celebrations.

• Sunday August 19th Sol 14

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/20/sunday-august-14th-sol-14/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 20, 2012 Excellent ChemCam  LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Results) on our first rock.  This means that in addition to imaging data from MastCam we are now getting compositional data.

• Friday 31st August Sol 25

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/31/friday-31st-august-sol-25/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 31, 2012 We now have a weather report for Gale Crater courtesy of the REM instrument.

• March 7th 2013 Sol 208

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/07/march-7th-2013-sol-210/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 7, 2013 A natural hazard for all spacecraft, including MSL, is currently at Mars.  On March 5th there was a large solar flare or ‘Coronal Mass Ejection’.

• 28th September 2014 Sol 762

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/28/28th-september-2014-sol-762/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 28, 2014 Pahrump Hills Drillhole We have completed the mini and main drill holes, at the Confidence Hills locality in Pahrump Hills.  Over the weekend the drill powder is being sieved and transferred to CheMin.

• 14th March 2016 Sol 1282

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/03/14/14th-march-2016-sol-1282/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 14, 2016 Today the latest addition to the Mars mission flotilla was launched by ESA and Roscosmos.  Trace Gas Orbiter was launched on a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.