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                    Sol 1 First Image of Mt. Sharphttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/07/sol-0-first-image-of-mt-sharp/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 7, 2012 First Image of the 5.5 km high Mt. Sharp (HazCam), the ultimate target of Curiosity. Two of the Curiosity 50 cm diameter wheels are visible in the foreground. 
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                    Wednesday 5th September Sol 29https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/05/wednesday-5th-september-sol-29/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 5, 2012 We have been making initial analyses of the Mars atmosphere using SAM (Surface Analysis at Mars) which includes a mass spectrometer with gas chromatography. 
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                    22nd August 2013 Sol 371https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/22/22nd-august-2013-sol-371/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 22, 2013 Mars has two moons Phobos – about 22km diameter, and Deimos which is about half that. MastCam has recently imaged an occultation where Phobos passed in front of the more distant Deimos. 
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                    20th September 2014 Sol 755https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/20/20th-september-2014-sol-755/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 20, 2014 This striking image shows the flat surface of the local mudstone in the Pahrump area. In it you can see raised ridges and veins, a bit like we saw back in Yellowknife Bay. 
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                    18th January 2015 Sol 872https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/18/18th-january-2015-sol-872/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 18, 2015 Unlike Curiosity the Beagle2 lander never sent a signal back from Mars. However, as a result of some new HiRISE images we now know where it is and what happened. 
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                    22nd July 2014 Sol 696https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/22/22nd-july-2014-sol-696/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 22, 2014 Recently MastCam and ChemCam imaging revealed 2 iron meteorites along our traverse. These are the first found by Curiosity, though the 2 MER, Spirit and Opportunity also identified iron meteorites. 
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                    Waugh and the Oliviers – University of Leicesterhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/03/09/waugh-and-the-oliviers/ The unrealised Olivier film adaptation of Waugh's novella The Loved One. 
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                    Research staffhttps://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/people/research Browse the research staff (including research nurses) currently working in Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester. Get in touch via telephone and email.