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24th March 2014 Sol 580
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/03/24/24th-march-2014-sol-580/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 24, 2014 We have reached the outcrops of which Kimberley is part of. After we have done some contact science at our current location ‘Square_Top’ we will move up towards Kimberley itself to prepare for drilling.
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1st September 2014 Sol 736
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/01/1st-september-2014-sol-736/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 1, 2014 We are in an uneven area of terrain with sand-filled hollows so we have changed direction, out of Hidden Valley and via Trilobite Crater. The rover planners ‘RP’s’ are cautious about slippage in sand.
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jbridges: Page 8
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/8/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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TUC online archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/27/tuc-online-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 27, 2020 The TUC library has added to its online offering researchers may be interested to know it has digitised its annotated card catalogue which is crucial for understanding...
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jbridges: Page 6
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/6/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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World Space Week at the National Space Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/04/world-space-week-at-the-national-space-centre-2/
Celebrate World Space Week with a very special mission to the National Space Centre (sleepover optional!) Space Lates is an evening created for people who want to know more – those who have an interest in astronomy, space missions, and the exciting research happening here in...
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18th March 2016 Sol 1285
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/03/18/18th-march-2016-sol-1285/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 18, 2016 One of the ChemCam capabilities is to use its Remote MicroImager (RMI) to take images of our laser LIBS targets, but also of more distant features.
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Friday 12th October Sol 66
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/13/friday-13th-october-sol-66/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 13, 2012 While we work at Rocknest with scooping, imaging and analyses, we take the chance to look down into Glenelg.
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24th April 2014 Sol 610
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/24/24th-april-2014-sol-610/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 24, 2014 We have been doing contact science and taking images in order to zero in on our exact drill point at Mt. Remarkable.
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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.