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9th August 2013 Sol 359
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 9, 2013 Here is a map showing close to our current location. We saw a pebble bed similar to what we found near Bradbury Landing on our first drive down Peace Vallis towards Yellowknife Bay.
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13th April 2015 Sol 955
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 13, 2015 We have left Garden City and are commencing a week of driving. This also marks 10 km on the odometer, at up to 100 m a day we can travel quite quickly.
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4th October 2016 Sol 1480
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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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Breakthrough in fuel cell recycling turns ‘forever chemicals’ into renewable resources
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/breakthrough-fuel-cell-recycling-forever-chemicals-renewable
University of Leicester scientists develop technique using soundwaves to separate materials in fuel cells in seconds
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1st August 2015 Sol 1060
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2015 Successful drilling at Buckskin! Like the other drill holes this is showing how thin red Mars is.
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2nd January 2016 Sol 1211
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 2, 2016 This HiRISE image taken from Mars Reconaissance Orbiter shows Curiosity in its current position at the margin of the steep slope of the Bagnold dunes.
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15th June 2013 Sol 305
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 15, 2013 This is a NavCam image showing that we have successfully placed the robotic arm turret against this Point Lake outcrop in order to get MAHLI imagery and an APXS analysis.
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29th July 2016 Sol 1415
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 29, 2016 We are getting some fantastic views of Murray Buttes, with Mt Sharp in the background.The Murray mudstone forms the low ground around the buttes.
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Diabetes Professors back Jamie Oliver sugar campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/diabetes-professors-back-jamie-oliver-sugar-campaign
Two of the country’s leading researchers into Type 2 diabetes have come out in support of Jamie Oliver’s latest health campaign, saying “it’s time to tackle the sugar generation”.
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1st October 2014 Sol 767
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 1, 2014 This Left MastCam (‘M34’ because of the focal length) view shows the Pahrump drilled grains just before they are about to be sieved by closing up the scoop and sieve, then turning the whole robotic arm turret.