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  • 6th November 2013 Sol 445

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/11/06/6th-november-2013-sol-445/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 6, 2013 Curiosity is having a software upgrade this week, so no science operations. We are still at Cooperstown and thinking about the close up images of the outcrop layers.

  • 13th December 2016 Sol 1548

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/12/13/13th-december-2016-sol-1548/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 13, 2016 The Precipice drilling campaign has been curtailed because of a drill fault. The MSL rover engineers have been conducting a series of diagnostic tests to determine the cause and to prevent it happening again.

  • Monday 10th December Sol 123

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/10/monday-10th-december-sol-123/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 10, 2012 Here is a Mastcam image of the new terrain we are exploring.  You can see layered deposits in the middle distance and a flat eroded surface in the near field.

  • 1st August 2013 Sol 351

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/01/1st-august-2013-sol-351/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2013 We have moved from southern summer into southern autumn (northern spring equinox).

  • 11th September 2014 Sol 746

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/11/11th-september-2014-sol-746/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 11, 2014 We have now reached the first foothills in the Mt. Sharp part of the mission.  This area is called the Pahrump Hills.

  • 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.

  • Sol 0 Monday 6th August

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/06/sol-0-monday-6th-august/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 The next data relay via Mars Odyssey is at 12.30 am PDT (add 8 hours for BST). We will start the process of checking the instruments.

  • Saturday 5th August Landing Sequence

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/06/saturday-5th-august-landing-sequence-1/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 Nominal tones received from MSL. Target location estimated 230 m from centre of ellipse in current trajectory. 10.25 pm Atmospheric entry has occurred.  Now 7 minutes to go. Getting very quiet in the room.

  • Saturday 5th August Landing Sequence

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/06/saturday-5th-august-landing-sequence/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 10.15 pm. Cruise stage separation successful. Spin down of the aeroshell successful. Nominal ‘heartbeat’ tones from Curiosity. 5.4 km/s and speeding up 6 minutes from atmospheric entry.

  • Landing

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/06/landing/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012  Its down – Landed ! The first images are already being sent back via Odyssey.  They are Hazcam images, showing a shadow cast by Curiosity on the Gale surface.

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