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  • 29th October 2015 Sol 1148

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/10/29/29th-october-2015-sol-1148/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 29, 2015 We have completed another drill so that we now have the Big Sky and Greenhorn drill holes. As the team becomes more experienced we are getting quicker at producing drillholes and so we can get more analyses.

  • 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).

  • Spying on Curiosity and Detecting Methane above the Clay Unit in Gale Crater Sol 2424

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2019/06/27/spying-on-curiosity-and-detecting-methane-above-the-clay-unit-in-gale-crater-sol-2424/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 27, 2019 Around this locality in the Clay Unit of Gale Crater we have  been doing more methane measurements with the SAM instrument. This highlights the enigmatic nature of Mars’ atmospheric methane.

  • Roger Irwin

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/author/ri40/

    DPhil student in English - Linacre College, Oxford University

  • An Interview with DiscoverPhDs

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/08/03/an-interview-with-discoverphds/

    Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 3 August 2020 Leicester physicist interviewed by DiscoverPhDs to help future PhD students, written by Harneet Sangha. One of our final year PhD students, Harneet Sangha, was recently interviewed by online platform DiscoverPhDs.

  • Does it matter if your PhD Certificate includes the topic of your research?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/09/05/does-it-matter-if-your-phd-certificate-includes-the-topic-of-your-research/

    Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on September 5, 2017 Sitting in a meeting recently I learned that University of Leicester PhD certificates do not include a title or descriptor of the research topic. Just PhD Leicester.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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