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Sunday 4th Nov 2012 Sol 88
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/04/sunday-4th-nov-2012-sol-88/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 4, 2012 Research into trace gases in the Mars atmosphere, for instance ground based studies of the martian atmosphere, have suggested that tens of parts per billion of the molecules might be methane.
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Thursday 1st Nov 2012 Sol 85
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/01/1st-nov-2012-sol-85/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 1, 2012 Later today I catch my flight back to the UK and swap Mars time for GMT. Looking back on the first part of this mission, I think we have learnt and achieved a lot.
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Daqi Liu
https://le.ac.uk/people/daqi-liu
The academic profile of Dr Daqi Liu, Lecturer at University of Leicester
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Tuesday 23rd October Sol 76
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/23/tuesday-23rd-october-sol-76/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 23, 2012 We have reached the fourth scoop of material for CHEMIN and the SAM mass spectrometer, so steadily we are building analyses that will help us reach the goals of our mission.
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Sunday 3rd September Sol 27
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/03/sunday-3rd-september-sol-27/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 3, 2012 We have had our first day off, done by planning two sols at once. In the meantime we discuss the results so far and enjoy some of the NavCam images from Sol 26.
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Acquisitions by big-tech companies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/01/27/acquisitions-by-big-tech-companies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2023 The Gafam empire project developed by DensityDesign Lab and Tactical Tech looks at the acquisitions conducted by 5 tech companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft –...
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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.
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Sunday 30th September Sol53
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/29/sunday-30th-september-sol53/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 29, 2012 We are closer to the descent into the lower area of Glenelg. The rock type around Curiosity has changed from the fluvial gravels and we are using the robotic arm to study it.
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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.
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Cleared for takeoff how Santas sleigh takes to the skies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/cleared-for-take-off-how-santa2019s-sleigh-takes-to-the-skies
Santa Claus’s reindeer will be in need of a good rest after their Christmas Eve capers based on a study by fourth year Master's students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, who have estimated the velocity required to provide enough lift force to get his sleigh...