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17th Dec. 2013 Sol 485
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/12/17/17th-dec-2013-sol-485/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 17, 2013 The landing site slection process for the 2018 ExoMars Rover has just started: http://exploration.esa.
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Wednesday 14th Nov 2012 Sol 98
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/14/14th-nov-2012-sol-98/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 14, 2012 With its APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) instrument on the robotic arm of Curiosity is measuring the composition of rocks and soil at Rocknest.
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14th July 2014 Sol 688
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/14/14th-july-2014-sol-688/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 14, 2014 In addition to driving towards the Murray Buttes gap in the dunes, and our path onto Mt. Sharp, we stop sometimes to do contact science. The image gives an example of what this entails.
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jbridges: Page 12
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/12/
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.
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16th April 2014 Sol602
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/16/16th-april-2014-sol602/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 16, 2014 The science team is meeting at the California Institute of Technology this week. One of our tasks is to select a drill site at Kimberley. Meanwhile we are gathering data on our location.
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4th April 2014 Sol 590
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/04/4th-april-2014-sol-590/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 4, 2014 We have reached Kimberley and its sedimentary rocks.
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Sunday 3rd September Sol 27
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/03/sunday-3rd-september-sol-27/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 3, 2012 We have had our first day off, done by planning two sols at once. In the meantime we discuss the results so far and enjoy some of the NavCam images from Sol 26.
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jbridges: Page 9
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/9/
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.
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Student research stories featured by the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/student-research-stories-featured-by-the-bbc
Two student-led studies published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics run by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science have been featured on the BBC's '10 things we didn't know last week', which highlights research about interesting and...
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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.