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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.

  • March 20th 2013 Sol 221

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/20/march-20th-2013-sol-221/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 20, 2013 On April 18 th there will be a Mars solar conjunction, when Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun.  This occurs every 26 months ie the length of the Mars year.

  • Sol 2039 1st May 2018 Unique Samples from the Deep Martian Crust

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/05/01/sol-2039-1st-may-2018-unique-samples-from-the-deep-martian-crust/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 1, 2018 We have recently come across a unique set of samples from the deeper crust of Mars, kilometres below what was the Gale Lake 4 billion years ago.

  • Wednesday 14th Nov 2012 Sol 98

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/14/14th-nov-2012-sol-98/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 14, 2012 With its APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) instrument on the robotic arm of Curiosity is measuring the composition of rocks and soil at Rocknest.

  • Thursday 4th October Sol 58

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/05/thursday-4th-october-sol-58/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 5, 2012   Previous missions suggest that the ‘soil’ on Mars is roughly basaltic in composition.  However, on Earth sand is mainly composed of quartz (silica).

  • 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.

  • Sunday 7th October Sol 61

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/08/sunday-7th-october-sol-61-1/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 8, 2012 One of the major challenges in preparing a spacecraft for Mars is ensuring that the chemical analyses made by the instruments, in particular for the SAM mass spectrometer are not contaminated by material...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Sunday 9th September Sol 34

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/10/sunday-9th-september-sol-34/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 10, 2012 Just like in a terrestrial laboratory we have to analyse standards of known composition.

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