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12th May 2013 Sol 272
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 12, 2013 Here is an image of the drillhole, and the tailings around it, taken by the MAHLI microimager on the robotic arm. In the tailings pile and within the hole (it is 1.
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4th September 2015 Sol 1094
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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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Sol 2075 Organics on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/06/08/sol-2075-organics-on-mars/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 8, 2018 The latest results from analyses in the search for organics and methane on Mars have just been published by the SAM team on Mars Science Laboratory.
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Sunday 30th December Sol 143
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 30, 2012 Gale Crater is named after Walter Frederick Gale, an Australian astronomer in the early 20 th century (1865-1945).
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22nd August 2013 Sol 371
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 22, 2013 Mars has two moons Phobos – about 22km diameter, and Deimos which is about half that. MastCam has recently imaged an occultation where Phobos passed in front of the more distant Deimos.
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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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6th April 2014 Sol 622
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 6, 2014 I am visiting Thurso, which is on the far north Scottish coast. The Institute of Mechanical Engineers, associated with the Dounreay nuclear facility, invited me to give a talk about Curiosity.
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Saturday 27th October Sol 80
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 27, 2012 The Mars Yard at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory contains the ‘Scarecrow’ Curiosity rover, used to test going over obstacles and up slopes.
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10th December 2014 Sol 833
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 10, 2014 At Pahrump we are considering potential drill sites. The heavy signs of veining and water will make for an interesting mineralogical and fluid composition study.
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2nd July 2014 Sol 678
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/02/2nd-july-2014-sol-678/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 2, 2014 Here is a new classic image from Mars: a selfie from Kimberley. You can see the dark drill hole and the practice drill hole beside it.