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23rd May 2014 Sol 639
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/23/23rd-may-2014-sol-639/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 23, 2014 This MAHLI image (with a contrast stretch) shows the path ahead towards Murray Buttes and across the dark dunes to Mt. Sharp.
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4th September 2015 Sol 1094
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/09/04/4th-september-2015-sol-1094/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 4, 2015 This NavCam mosaic shows the Williams outcrop in front of us, which is part of the Stimson unit.
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13th June 2016 Sol 1370
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/06/13/13th-june-2016-sol-1370/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 13, 2016 Here is the Oudam drillhole and the nearby dump piles for material that has been analysed by CheMin.
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Wednesday 15th August Sol 10
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/16/wednesday-15th-august-sol-10/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 16, 2012 As we study images of places never seen before I get the full sense of the excitement of exploration that early explorers on Earth must have felt as they encountered new lands .
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Tuesday August 14th Sol 9
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/14/tuesday-august-14th-sol-9/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 14, 2012 Barack Obama talked to the JPL engineering team yesterday and everyone else watched a video link of this.
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New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons
A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.
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Take part in BBC programme Down To Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/take-part-in-bbc-programme-down-to-earth
The longest running programme on BBC Local Radio is coming to the University of Leicester and you could take part.
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30th May 2015 Sol 1000
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/30/30th-may-2015-sol-1000/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 30, 2015 An MSL landmark day. We have reached 1000 sols on Mars.
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Sunday 26th August Sol 20
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/26/sunday-26th-august-sol-20/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 26, 2012 Since the noble gas analyses by Viking in 1976 we have had the information to recognise meteorites from Mars (now about 60). My favourite martian meteorites are the nakhlites.
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February 7th 2013 Sol 180
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/07/february-7th-2013-sol-180/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 7, 2013 Our latest drilling activity is shown in this Mahli image. The circular drilled hole is 1.