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21st May 2015 Sol 992
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/21/21st-may-2015-sol-992/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 21, 2015 In a first for the mission we have successfully climbed a slope at Mt. Stimson.
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11th May 2016 Sol 1337
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/11/11th-may-2016-sol-1337/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 11, 2016 Sol 1337 means that we have just reached our second martian year since landing in 2012, Here is a birthday cake to the mission from the ChemCam team in Toulouse.
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Jewel’s Museum Studies Placement blog 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/09/05/jewels-museum-studies-placement-blog-2/
Posted by vholmes in Library and Learning Services on September 5, 2024 As I write this blog on 3 September 2024, I find myself in the final week of my placement.
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A change of plan for Juno’s orbit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/11/14/a-change-of-plan-for-junos-orbit/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on November 14, 2016 This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter.
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Monday 3rd December Sol 116
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/03/monday-3rd-december-sol-116/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 3, 2012 Some of the early results from Curiosity are being presented this week at the American Geophysical Union.
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18th June 2013 Sol 308
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/06/18/18th-june-2013-sol-308/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 18, 2013 I am taking my turn at being the GeoMin group theme lead this sol. I am also the ChemCam science theme group member.
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10th March 2014 Sol 565
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/03/10/10th-march-2014-sol-565/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 10, 2014 We are having a set of drive-only sols, to reach our next Waypont Kimberley in the next few days. At Kimberley we may do our third drill hole.
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Leicestershire and East Midlands mark sickle cell day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicestershire-and-east-midlands-mark-sickle-cell
An awareness drive to educate people about the UK’s biggest genetic blood disorder has been launched in Leicestershire and the East Midlands to coincide with an international campaign.
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There’s no I in team.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/03/22/theres-no-i-in-team/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on March 22, 2017 I’ve got a friend…. Hang on, before you click away in disbelief, I actually have several friends, but the one I have in mind did his PhD on the correct use of debriefing after teambuilding activities.
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Wednesday 10th October Sol 64
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/11/wednesday-10th-october-sol-64/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 11, 2012 The camera imaging, ChemCam analyses and scooping are continuing as the small plastic fragment identified to the side of the scoop area is not critical for the arm’s operation.