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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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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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15th February 2016 Sol 1254
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/02/15/15th-february-2016-sol-1254/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 15, 2016 We have now started driving away from the main Namib dunes, and onto the Naukluft Plateau.
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Thursday 20th September Sol 44
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/20/thursday-20th-september-sol-44/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 20, 2012 The image shows the shadows of Curiosity’s robotic arm and mast approaching our calibration rock.
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29th April 2013 Sol 260
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/04/29/29th-april-2013-sol-260/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 29, 2013 Mars is not out of conjunction yet, so, we are only getting short, small data volumes of communication from Curiosity.
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13th November 2013 Sol 453
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/11/13/13th-november-2013-sol-453/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 13, 2013 We have restarted science operations again after the software upload taking longer than expected.
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15th May 2014 Sol 630
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/15/15th-may-2014-sol-630/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 15, 2014 As you can see from this NavCam image we are now driving away from Mt Remarkable.
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9th May 2016 Sol 1336
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/09/9th-may-2016-sol-1336/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 9, 2016 We have followed up the Lubango drillhole quickly with another one at a nearby Stimson aeolian sandstone outcrop (Okoruso). The idea is to compare unaltered sandstone (Okoruso) to altered Lubango.
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25th February 2015 Sol 908
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/02/25/25th-february-2015-sol-908/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 25, 2015 Here is the latest, spectacular MAHLI selfie, made from a mosaic of the microscope imager pictures in January shortly befroe we drilled Mojave2.
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Extended Translation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ts3006
Module code: TS3006 In this module you will plan and conduct a translation only or a translation with a commentary. We will introduce you to a range of exciting potential projects, which will be presented by and discussed with the module convenor and your fellow students.