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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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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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31st July 2014 Sol 705
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/31/31st-july-2014-sol-705/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 31, 2014 We have been analysing the Windjana drill tailings for over 2 months now and have just dumped the drill tailings.
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31st December 2014 Sol 854
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/12/31/31st-december-2014-sol-854/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 31, 2014 We are continuing the Pahrump localities looped drive. MSL is not working full time over the holidays but we had a ‘3-sol’ plan on the 29th December. I was the Geo Science Theme Lead for the day.
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1st October 2014 Sol 767
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/10/01/1st-october-2014-sol-767/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 1, 2014 This Left MastCam (‘M34’ because of the focal length) view shows the Pahrump drilled grains just before they are about to be sieved by closing up the scoop and sieve, then turning the whole robotic arm turret.
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31st January 2015 Sol 885
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/31/31st-january-2015-sol-885/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 31, 2015 The second attempt at drilling Mojave has been succesfull by both the minidrill and main drill hole (diameter 1.5 cm, depth ~6 cm). Now we are analysing the tailings with ChemCam and APXS.
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East and South East Asia Engineering Scholarship
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/study/undergraduate/esea-engineering-scholarship
Find out more about the East and South East Asia Engineering Scholarship, awarded in Engineering at Leicester.
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Surviving results day: Clearing, confidence, and finding the right fit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/surviving-results-day-clearing-confidence-finding-right-fit
As thousands of people around the country await their A-level grades, the University of Leicester’s Head of UK Student Recruitment, Dan Flatt, explains the ins and outs of surviving results day.
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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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Fundraising students aim to soothe body mind and soul
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/fundraising-students-aim-to-soothe-body-mind-and-soul
Leicester students will be making the campus run, jump, laugh and sing, all in aid of raising money for good causes.