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21st August 2014 Sol 726
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/21/21st-august-2014-sol-726/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 21, 2014 As we were performing a minidrill – thats the smaller test hole prior to a large full drill hole – the prongs that keep the turret and drill steady slipped by a small amount..
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13th December 2015 Sol 1192
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/12/13/13th-december-2015-sol-1192/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 13, 2015 The image shows a MAHLI close up image of the Bagnold dunes sand. The first striking thing about the mm-size grains is how rounded they are.
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New research sheds light on how reward-induced behaviour in the brain may be controlled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-research-sheds-light-on-how-reward-induced-behaviour-in-the-brain-may-be-controlled
A new study has shed light on how reward-associated behaviour can be controlled by different groups of neurons in the brain.
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Wednesday 14th Nov 2012 Sol 98
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/14/14th-nov-2012-sol-98/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 14, 2012 With its APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) instrument on the robotic arm of Curiosity is measuring the composition of rocks and soil at Rocknest.
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25th February 2015 Sol 908
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/02/25/25th-february-2015-sol-908/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 25, 2015 Here is the latest, spectacular MAHLI selfie, made from a mosaic of the microscope imager pictures in January shortly befroe we drilled Mojave2.
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Thursday 20th September Sol 44
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/20/thursday-20th-september-sol-44/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 20, 2012 The image shows the shadows of Curiosity’s robotic arm and mast approaching our calibration rock.
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29th April 2013 Sol 260
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/04/29/29th-april-2013-sol-260/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 29, 2013 Mars is not out of conjunction yet, so, we are only getting short, small data volumes of communication from Curiosity.
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13th November 2013 Sol 453
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/11/13/13th-november-2013-sol-453/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 13, 2013 We have restarted science operations again after the software upload taking longer than expected.
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15th February 2016 Sol 1254
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/02/15/15th-february-2016-sol-1254/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 15, 2016 We have now started driving away from the main Namib dunes, and onto the Naukluft Plateau.
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Dig to explore story of Castle Hill
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/dig-to-explore-story-of-castle-hill
An ancient monument at the heart of Leicester’s Castle Hill Country Park is due to be investigated later this month as part of a community archaeological project.