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5th August 2014 Sol 710
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/05/5th-august-2014-sol-710/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2014 We are moving into a new sort of terrain as we enter Hidden Valley. On this HiRISE image and the inset MAHLI image you can see the sand ripples that we are traversing.
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28th December 2015 Sol 1206
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/12/28/28th-december-2015-sol-1206/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 28, 2015 The MSL team is taking a break from operations for a few days. We have dumped the Greenhorn drill tailings and are progressing on the Bagnold Dunes campaign.
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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.
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February 21st 2013 Sol 194
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/21/february-21st-2013-sol-194/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 21, 2013 We are in the next stage of the drilling analysis process: the drilled sedimentary rock has been transferred to the scoop on the arm’s turret, prior to being taken into CHIMRA via the sieve, part of which...
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Book Group: Pigeon Pie
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/05/18/pigeonpie/
Summary of the Waugh Book Group discussion of Nancy Mitford's Pigeon Pie, Saturday 16 May 2015
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jbridges: Page 29
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/29/
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 Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/30-rik-basra-anthony-nolan
The University of Leicester has once again teamed up with the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Tuesday 30 April 2019 which aims to recruit hundreds of new potential donors to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register.
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Tuesday 21st August Sol 16
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/22/tuesday-21st-august-sol-15/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 22, 2012 Today was a day to gather up and consider the data being send back from Curiosity – now we have ChemCam laser data and its images, panoramic images from MastCam, the navigation cameras for plotting our path...
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5th December 2013 Sol 474
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/12/05/5th-december-2013-sol-474/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 5, 2013 We have paused to do some contact science, using the robotic arm to use APXS on the local rocks.
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Thursday 23rd August Sol 17
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/23/thursday-23rd-august-sol-17/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 23, 2012 The team has taken a break as Governor of California visits JPL to hear about MSL. We also have the first wide angle images HazCam (Hazard Cameras at the front and back of Curiosity) to look at.