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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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College of Life Sciences Imaging Steering group
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/imaging-steering
The University of Leicester Imaging Steering group oversees the use and maintenance of current imaging equipment within the College of Life Sciences as well as investigating the potential to acquire new equipment that will enhance world-leading research.
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6th August 2013 Sol 356
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/06/6th-august-2013-sol-356/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2013 First Birthday gateaux at CNES, Toulouse.
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Locating the mortal remains of Richard III within the choir
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/locating-the-remains
Finding the grave and realising was an interesting and important skeleton buried there.
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Researchers trial system for improved sea safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/researchers-trial-system-for-improved-sea-safety
Dr Nigel Bannister from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve the chances of locating ships and planes lost at sea - such as the missing Malaysian flight MH370.
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Dr Peter Mounfield
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/peter-mounfield
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Dr Peter Mounfield.
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29th July 2016 Sol 1415
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/07/29/29th-july-2016-sol-1415/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 29, 2016 We are getting some fantastic views of Murray Buttes, with Mt Sharp in the background.The Murray mudstone forms the low ground around the buttes.
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2nd January 2016 Sol 1211
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/02/2nd-january-2016-sol-1211/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 2, 2016 This HiRISE image taken from Mars Reconaissance Orbiter shows Curiosity in its current position at the margin of the steep slope of the Bagnold dunes.
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1st August 2015 Sol 1060
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/08/01/1st-august-2015-sol-1060/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2015 Successful drilling at Buckskin! Like the other drill holes this is showing how thin red Mars is.
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15th June 2013 Sol 305
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/06/15/15th-june-2013-sol-5/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 15, 2013 This is a NavCam image showing that we have successfully placed the robotic arm turret against this Point Lake outcrop in order to get MAHLI imagery and an APXS analysis.