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• 14th October 2013 Sol 424

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/14/october-14th-2013-sol-424/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 14, 2013 The noon to pre-dawn temperature variation at Gale Crater can be up to 90 degrees centigrade.   This MastCam image shows the effects of this extreme temperature variation.

• Tuesday 15th January 2013 Sol 159

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/01/15/tuesday-15th-january-2013-sol-159/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 15, 2013 We are finding more veins and white nodules across the drill  target area (called John Klein) and in our surrounding area.

• 13th October 2015 Sol 1133

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/10/13/13th-october-2015-sol-1133/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 13, 2015 Here is the latest selfie – perhaps the best yet. It is from the Big Sky drill site (you can see the Big Sky drill hole and the drill tailings) in the lower left.

• Thursday 6th September Sol 30

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/06/thursday-6th-september-sol-30/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 6, 2012 Telescopes on Earth need to measure ‘flat’ and ‘dark’ frames with every set of observations in order to correct for distortions on the telescope mirror and any false detections on the light detector.

• Thursday 20th December Sol 133

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/20/thursday-20th-december-sol-133/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 20, 2012 Curiosity and its team will soon take a break over the Christmas holidays .  However in the meantime we are using the opportunity to examine different parts of Yellowknife and its rocks.

• 21st October 2013 Sol 429

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/21/21st-october-2013-sol-429/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 21, 2013 We are now just a few more sols from the second waypoint.

• 16th April 2014 Sol602

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/16/16th-april-2014-sol602/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 16, 2014 The science team is meeting at the California Institute of Technology this week. One of our tasks is to select a drill site at Kimberley. Meanwhile we are gathering data on our location.

• Wednesday 8th August Sol2

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/08/wednesday-8th-august-sol2/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 8, 2012 The first MastCam images are coming back.  Thats another milestone as the 2 m high mast is now in position.  Now is the time that we start suggesting experiments.

• 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.

• 29th November 2016 Sol 1534

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/1970/01/01/29th-november-2016-sol-1534/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 1, 1970 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.