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30th June 2015 Sol 1030
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/06/30/30th-june-2015-sol-1030/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 30, 2015 Planetary conjunction has ended and communication of science results between Curiosity , Mars orbiters and Earth is possible again.
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Leicester geoscientist makes expedition to the site of Japanese earthquake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/japan
A University of Leicester geoscientist is joining the crew of a science vessel investigating the site of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan.
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Saturday 11th August Sol 5
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/11/saturday-11th-august-sol-5/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 11, 2012 The software upload is going ahead as planned. This gives us a breathing space to review the images and plan ahead.
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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.
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14th March 2016 Sol 1282
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/03/14/14th-march-2016-sol-1282/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 14, 2016 Today the latest addition to the Mars mission flotilla was launched by ESA and Roscosmos. Trace Gas Orbiter was launched on a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.
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Friday 31st August Sol 25
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/31/friday-31st-august-sol-25/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 31, 2012 We now have a weather report for Gale Crater courtesy of the REM instrument.
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19th August 2014 Sol 724
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/19/19th-august-sol-724/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 19, 2014 We have started the condensed drilling procedures at Bonanza_King, having driven back out of Hidden Valley and its sandy deposits, to take another route.
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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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Wednesday 17th October Sol 70
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/17/wednesday-17th-october-sol-70/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 17, 2012 We go on a field trip to the Mojave Desert. This area of California contains alluvial fans, volcanic rocks, ancient lakes and hydrothermally altered rocks.