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15th February 2016 Sol 1254
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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
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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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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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21st January 2015 Sol 875
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/21/21st-january-2015-sol-875/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 21, 2015 The MSL science operations have stood down for a few days whilst a software upgrade goes ahead. Soon we will recommence the drilling campaign.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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9th September 2016 Sol 1455
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/09/09/9th-september-2016-sol-1455/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 9, 2016 We are heading toward a new drill site at the base of one the the buttes. These are the landforms that dominate the landscape at this point in the traverse – The Murray Buttes.
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23rd February 2015 Sol 907
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/02/23/23rd-february-2015-sol-907/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 23, 2015 Our next drill target is Telegraph_Peak.
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10th January 2014 Sol 509
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/01/10/january-10th-2014-sol-509/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 10, 2014 The HiRISE camera on Mars Reconaissance Orbiter keeps an eye on our progress, sending back photos every few months.