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3rd May 2013 Sol 263
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/03/3rd-may-2013-sol-263/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 3, 2013 Our first image has come back after conjunction. Here is the Chemcam remote microimager (RMI) of our titanium calibration target.
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19th July 2016 Sol 1405
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/07/19/19th-july-2016-sol-1405/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 19, 2016 MSL is back and working as normal. This MastCam picture shows that even at this early stage of the dust season (ls = 190 ie we haven’t reached perihelion of Mars orbit yet) the crater rim is becoming obscured.
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12th August 2016 Sol 1428
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/08/12/12th-august-2016-sol-1428/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 12, 2016 Our latest drill hole – Marimba – has a distinctly reddish colour. This probably means it has a lot of ferric oxide in it.
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4th October 2016 Sol 1480
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/10/04/4th-october-2016-sol-1480/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 4, 2016 This MAHLI mosaic view of Curiosity and Murray Butte no. 12 is where we have just been drilling Quela – the 14th drillhole on Mars.
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Leicester scientists develop new imaging system for worlds largest gamma ray observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-scientists-develop-new-imaging-system-for-world2019s-largest-gamma-ray-observatory
Richard White (MPIK), Duncan Ross (UoL), Jon Lapington (UoL) Image credit Richard White, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg (MPIK) Scientists from the University's Space Research Centre have returned from the inauguration of the Gamma-ray Cherenkov...
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TEDxLeicester to take satellite technology one step beyond
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/tedxleicester-to-take-satellite-technology-2018one-step-beyond2019
Some of the innovative and cutting-edge applications that satellite technology and its data are being put to will be explored in a TEDxLeicester event in partnership with the University of Leicester and the National Space Centre.
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The Impact of Mega-Constellations on Astronomy – Zooniverse Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/08/05/the-impact-of-mega-constellations-on-astronomy-zooniverse-project/
Leicester undergraduate Megan Perks is part of an ESA internship group researching the impact of mega-constellation satellites on space-based telescopes.
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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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Leicester Awaits the Launch of Webb
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/29/leicester-awaits-the-launch-of-webb/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 January 2021 University of Leicester scientists and engineers are involved in a major new space telescope, the most advanced observatory every built, scheduled for launch later this year from ESA’s...
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Space instrument gets good vibrations in major step for solar wind mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/smile
A cutting-edge x-ray telescope has shaken off a University of Leicester test that put it through the rigours of being launched into space.