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                    Leicester archaeologist backs county treasures for national pollhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-archaeologist-backs-county-treasures-for-national-poll Richard Buckley, Director of University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) and Project Manager for the Grey Friars dig that unearthed the remains of King Richard III in 2012, has shown his support for two world-renowned treasures in Leicestershire which are in the... 
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                    Leicester rises up the Complete University Guide tablehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/complete-uni-guide The University of Leicester has risen up the rankings in the 2025 Complete University Guide. 
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                    25th March 2015 Sol 936https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/03/25/25th-march-2015-sol-936/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 25, 2015 This MAHLI image (field of view about 20 cm) shows how water has travelled through the Garden City mudstone rock. It has left trails in veins – probably of gypsum or a similar mineral. 
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                    29th August 2013 Sol 378https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/29/29th-august-2013-sol-378/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 29, 2013 We are now about 300 m from Waypoint1. That is one of the stopping off points on the way to the clay-rich horizon of Mt. Sharp. 
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                    28th October 2013 Sol 436https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/28/28th-october-2013-sol-436/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 28, 2013 Today is a soliday on Mars and no science activities. We are parked close to our next Waypoint called Cooperstown. 
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                    Friday 31st August Sol 25https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/31/friday-31st-august-sol-25/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 31, 2012 We now have a weather report for Gale Crater courtesy of the REM instrument. 
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                    Sunday 9th September Sol 34https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/10/sunday-9th-september-sol-34/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 10, 2012 Just like in a terrestrial laboratory we have to analyse standards of known composition. 
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                    Thursday 4th October Sol 58https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/05/thursday-4th-october-sol-58/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 5, 2012 Previous missions suggest that the ‘soil’ on Mars is roughly basaltic in composition. However, on Earth sand is mainly composed of quartz (silica). 
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                    March 20th 2013 Sol 221https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/20/march-20th-2013-sol-221/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 20, 2013 On April 18 th there will be a Mars solar conjunction, when Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun. This occurs every 26 months ie the length of the Mars year. 
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                    12th July 2013 Sol 332https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/07/12/12th-july-2013-sol-332/ Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 12, 2013 Operations week at Toulouse is coming to an end and is switching back to the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. In Toulouse the opeations centre is housed by the French Space Agency CNES.