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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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6th July 2016 Sol 1392
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/07/06/6th-july-2016-sol-1392/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 6, 2016 No current photos because MSL has gone into safe mode for the last few days due to a software glitch. That means we wont get images or much data back for a few days.
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Dartmoor dig uncovers 'stunning' Early Bronze Age burial cist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/dartmoor-cist
University of Leicester's Dr Laura Basell is working with Dartmoor National Park to analyse a newly discovered Bronze Age cist.
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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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https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/enrico_ragusa/
AstroSeminar – Geoffroy Lesur (Grenoble) – Wed 24th Feb, 3pm Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 February 2021 The Wednesday seminar this week (24th of Feb) will be delivered by Dr. Geoffroy Lesur (Grenoble) at usual time (3pm).
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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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February 27th 2013 Sol 200
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/27/february-27th-2013-sol-200/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 27, 2013 We now have material within Curiosity for the SAM mass spectrometer and the CheMin X-ray Diffraction.
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February 4th 2013 Sol 178
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/04/february-4th-2013-sol-178/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 4, 2013 Here is another Mahli image, of the first drilling hole at John Klein. As we drill we learn more about the nature of the sedimentary material at Yellowknife Bay.
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July 1st 2013 Sol 321
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/07/01/july-1st-2013-sol-321/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 1, 2013 We are continuing our work at Shaler on Mars. Meanwhile, one of the important research aspects of MSL and Mars research generally is to identify analogue sites on Earth.
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1st February 2014 Sol 530
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/02/01/1st-february-2014-sol-530/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 1, 2014 We have encountered a new sort of landscape, our first sand dune, at a locality we call Dingo Gap. We will soon see a lot more of these in time as we traverse across to Mt. Sharp.