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10th January 2014 Sol 509
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/01/10/january-10th-2014-sol-509/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 10, 2014 The HiRISE camera on Mars Reconaissance Orbiter keeps an eye on our progress, sending back photos every few months.
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28th December 2015 Sol 1206
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/12/28/28th-december-2015-sol-1206/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 28, 2015 The MSL team is taking a break from operations for a few days. We have dumped the Greenhorn drill tailings and are progressing on the Bagnold Dunes campaign.
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Monday 10th December Sol 123
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/10/monday-10th-december-sol-123/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 10, 2012 Here is a Mastcam image of the new terrain we are exploring. You can see layered deposits in the middle distance and a flat eroded surface in the near field.
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1st August 2013 Sol 351
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/01/1st-august-2013-sol-351/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2013 We have moved from southern summer into southern autumn (northern spring equinox).
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11th September 2014 Sol 746
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/11/11th-september-2014-sol-746/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 11, 2014 We have now reached the first foothills in the Mt. Sharp part of the mission. This area is called the Pahrump Hills.
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27th November 2015 Sol 1176
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/11/27/27th-november-2015-sol-1176/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 27, 2015 We have reached the Bagnold Dunes and are driving through a gap. The dark colour is due to the iron and magnesium-rich composition of the sand grains (minerals like olivine and pyroxene).
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3rd May 2013 Sol 263
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/03/3rd-may-2013-sol-263/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 3, 2013 Our first image has come back after conjunction. Here is the Chemcam remote microimager (RMI) of our titanium calibration target.
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Breakthrough in fuel cell recycling turns ‘forever chemicals’ into renewable resources
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/breakthrough-fuel-cell-recycling-forever-chemicals-renewable
University of Leicester scientists develop technique using soundwaves to separate materials in fuel cells in seconds
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MBRRACE-UK sets out key recommendations for improving the care of recent migrant women with language barriers whose babies have died
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/mbrrace
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, which is co-led by the TIMMS group at the University of Leicester and Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, has today published the results of a confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language...
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jbridges: Page 21
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/21/
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.