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Thursday 4th October Sol 58
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 5, 2012 Previous missions suggest that the ‘soil’ on Mars is roughly basaltic in composition. However, on Earth sand is mainly composed of quartz (silica).
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7th February 2014 Sol 537
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 7, 2014 We now have a wide view of Dingo Gap, our route, over a dune in the foreground, and towards Mt. Sharp. This image is a mosaic of MastCam photos. The centre of the valley points west.
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Tuesday 30th October Sol 83
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 30, 2012 We have started the transition to going back to planning on Earth rather than Mars time. By the end of 90 sols this will be complete.
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29th August 2013 Sol 378
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 29, 2013 We are now about 300 m from Waypoint1. That is one of the stopping off points on the way to the clay-rich horizon of Mt. Sharp.
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19th Octobe 2016 Sol 1495
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2016 Curiosity has been drilling at Sabina as we continue our Murray formation investigations. Meanwhile Trace Gas Orbiter has successfully been placed in orbit.
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5th April 2016 Sol 1303
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 5, 2016 We have just started an MSL team meeting at Caltech in Pasadena, California. We are welcoming new team members and discussing our findings since the last team meeting in Paris.
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30th June 2015 Sol 1030
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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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19th July 2013 Sol 338
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 19, 2013 The first results of the atmospheric analyses have been published this week in Science Magazine.
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19th August 2014 Sol 724
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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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1st September 2014 Sol 736
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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.