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Saturday 22nd September Sol 46
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 22, 2012 Mankind versus Machine #1 We have taken a break to watch the JPL flypast of the Shuttle Endeavour as it is brought on the back of a Boeing 747 to Los Angeles.
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15th March 2015 Sol 926
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/03/15/15th-march-2015-sol-926/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 15, 2015 We have started moving off from Pahrump, towards our next main Waypoint at Artist’s Drive. This remarkable site of large sulfate veins is in front of us at Garden City.
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Cancer scientists take part in Tough Mudder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/cancer-scientists-take-part-in-tough-mudder
A team of scientists is all set to get down and dirty this weekend – all in the aid of charity. Scientists based at the Cancer Research UK Leicester Centre, who are working on early detection of different cancers, will take part in their first Tough Mudder on 14 May.
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Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-heroes-event-aims-to-recruit-hundreds-of-new-potential-stem-cell-donors
Our University has once again teamed up with The Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Monday 30 October which aims to recruit hundreds of new potential donors to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register.
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28th October 2013 Sol 436
https://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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29th October 2015 Sol 1148
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/10/29/29th-october-2015-sol-1148/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 29, 2015 We have completed another drill so that we now have the Big Sky and Greenhorn drill holes. As the team becomes more experienced we are getting quicker at producing drillholes and so we can get more analyses.
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Friday 28th September Sol 52
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/28/friday-28th-september-sol-52-1/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 28, 2012 A group us have been on a field trip between the San Andreas and San Gabriel faults, about an hour’s drive north of JPL.
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12th July 2013 Sol 332
https://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.
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Sunday 9th September Sol 34
https://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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28th September 2014 Sol 762
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/28/28th-september-2014-sol-762/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 28, 2014 Pahrump Hills Drillhole We have completed the mini and main drill holes, at the Confidence Hills locality in Pahrump Hills. Over the weekend the drill powder is being sieved and transferred to CheMin.