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5th December 2013 Sol 474
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/12/05/5th-december-2013-sol-474/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 5, 2013 We have paused to do some contact science, using the robotic arm to use APXS on the local rocks.
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Research Methods in Cell Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs4002
Module code: BS4002 When a gene is found to be mutated in a cancer we first need to understand how its protein product functions and then how the protein produced by the mutant gene alters the behaviour of cancer cells.
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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).
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Plant Sale and Family Day at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/plant-sale-family-day-at-botanic-garden
The Botanic Garden Plant Sale & Family Day is taking place on Sunday 28 June between 11:00am - 5:00pm on Glebe Road, Oadby, LE2 2LD. It is the University’s biggest annual public open day, and an important fixture in the community's calendar.
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12th Nov 2012 Sol 96
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/12/12th-nov-2012-sol-96/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 12, 2012 The science team rotates roles and I am Mineralogy Science Theme Lead for the next few sols.
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2nd October 2013 Sol 411
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/02/2nd-october-2013-sol-411/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 2, 2013 Mars Science Laboratory is having a team meeting at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California.
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31st January 2015 Sol 885
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/31/31st-january-2015-sol-885/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 31, 2015 The second attempt at drilling Mojave has been succesfull by both the minidrill and main drill hole (diameter 1.5 cm, depth ~6 cm). Now we are analysing the tailings with ChemCam and APXS.
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Window of the Soul
https://le.ac.uk/research/images-of-research/sohaib-rufai
Sohaib Rufai, University staff member has entered a piece entitled 'Window of the Soul'.
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12th July 2013 Sol 332
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/07/12/12th-july-2013-sol-332/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 12, 2013 Operations week at Toulouse is coming to an end and is switching back to the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. In Toulouse the opeations centre is housed by the French Space Agency CNES.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/publications
Browse the publications written by academics where the Advanced Imaging Facility at the University of Leicester has been of use.