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• 24th February 2017 – Sol 1620

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/02/24/24th-february-2017-sol-1620/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 24, 2017 We have been examining Ireson Hill and found this unusual 10-15 cm diameter rock- called Passagassawakakeag ! The shape is an almost perfect Dreikanter.

• 4th March 2017 Sol 1627

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/03/04/4th-march-2017-sol-1627/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 4, 2017 We are continuing the Bagnold Dunes campaign, with  stops 3 and 4. This NavCam view shows the Curiosity robotic arm for the team’s examination.

• 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.

• 5th April 2017 Sol 1658

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/04/05/5th-april-2017-sol-1658/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 5, 2017 The second Bagnold Dunes campaign is now drawing to a close.

• 13th November 2015 Sol 1164

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/11/13/13th-november-2015-sol-1164/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 13, 2015 We are nearing the next major phase of the mission – the Bagnold Dunes campaign.

• 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.

• 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.

• 17th September 2013 Sol 397

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/09/17/17th-september-2013-sol-397/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 17, 2013 We are now doing contact science at the Darwin outcrop.  The rounded clasts in the NavCam image show that it is conglomerate.

• 23rd September 2013 Sol 402

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/09/23/23rd-september-2013-sol-402/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 23, 2013 This image shows the arm deployed over the conglomerate and veins as we gather more MAHLI data.  The shadow from the arm shows how we are operating at near noon, local time at Gale Crater.

• 2nd October 2013 Sol 411

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/02/2nd-october-2013-sol-411/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 2, 2013 Mars Science Laboratory is having a team meeting at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California.