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Equipment
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/emf/equipment
Browse the equipment available for use in the Electron Microscopy Facility at the University of Leicester.
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Sol 2075 Organics on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/06/08/sol-2075-organics-on-mars/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 8, 2018 The latest results from analyses in the search for organics and methane on Mars have just been published by the SAM team on Mars Science Laboratory.
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Olympus IX81 - Inscoper
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/inverted-widefield-microscopes/olympus-inscoper
Find out more about the Olympus Cell^R/Scan^R imaging system which can be found in the Advanced Imaging Facility.
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9th October 2014 Sol 774
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/10/09/9th-october-2014-sol-774/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 9, 2014 This is a night time MAHLI image of the Pahrump drillhole , illuminated by the LEDs.
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8th May 2015 Sol 979
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/08/8th-may-2015-sol-979/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2015 This Mastcam panorama shows our current location at Mt. Shields and our route on to Mt Sharp via Logan’s Pass. We are planning contact science on the outcrops on the lower part of Mt. Shields.
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30th July 2015 Sol 1059
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/07/30/30th-july-2015-sol-1059/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 30, 2015 We have started drilling at Belkin, first a minidrill hole before the main drill hole. Belkin has been chosen because this sedimentary horizon has some very high silica enrichments.
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12th September 2015 Sol 1101
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/09/12/12th-september-2015-sol-1101/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2015 We have a stunning new view of Mt Sharp and the channels running off it. As we drive into the canyons after the Bagnold dunes campaign, we will see high cliffs of sedimentary rocks surrounding us.
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26th May 2016 Sol 1352
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/26/26th-may-2016-sol-1352/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 26, 2016 We are studying an area called Fracture Town. The aim is to follow up identification of opal to check the extent to which silica has been remobilised by fluids in the sediments.
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Monday 24th September Sol 48
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/24/monday-24th-september-sol-48/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 24, 2012 Mankind versus Machine #3 We visit the Mars Yard in JPL where the Curiosity engineering model is tested over rocky terrains.
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31st January 2015 Sol 885
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/31/31st-january-2015-sol-885/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 31, 2015 The second attempt at drilling Mojave has been succesfull by both the minidrill and main drill hole (diameter 1.5 cm, depth ~6 cm). Now we are analysing the tailings with ChemCam and APXS.