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Global Dust Storm on Mars July 9th 2018, Sol 2105
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/07/09/global-dust-storm-on-mars-july-9th-2018-sol-2105/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 9, 2018 We are experiencing the most intense global dust storm on Mars since 2001.
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Sunday 7th October Sol 61
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/08/sunday-7th-october-sol-61-1/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 8, 2012 One of the major challenges in preparing a spacecraft for Mars is ensuring that the chemical analyses made by the instruments, in particular for the SAM mass spectrometer are not contaminated by material...
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Irish Ambassador speaks at launch of book co-edited by Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/irish-ambassador-speaks-at-launch-of-book-co-edited-by-leicester-academic-1
The Ambassador of Ireland in the United Kingdom, His Excellency Ambassador Dan Mulhall (pictured on the left), spoke at the launch of a new book co-edited by University of Leicester lecturer Dr Stephen Hopkins.
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Wednesday 9th Jan. 2013 Sol 153
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/01/14/wednesday-9th-jan-2013-sol-153/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 14, 2013 Another first for Curiosity’s instruments. We have deployed the brush (which is a rotating implement on the robotic arm) for the first time.
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Lift off! CO2 bubbles carry vital metals, Leicester team discovers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/co2-bubbles
Carbon dioxide, so often the villain of the piece for the environment, plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining, a team led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered.
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Opportunity to touch smell and taste a deconstructed medieval manuscript
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/opportunity-to-touch-smell-and-taste-a-2018deconstructed2019-medieval-manuscript
A unique opportunity to experience a medieval manuscript as a sensory experience will be taking place at the University.
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Stibbe Roman mosaic to go on public display for first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/stibbe-roman-mosaic-to-go-on-public-display-for-first-time
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) in partnership with BBC Radio Leicester are putting on public display the newly conserved ‘Stibbe’ Roman mosaic for the first time.
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22nd August 2013 Sol 371
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/22/22nd-august-2013-sol-371/
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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Wednesday 26th September Sol 50
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/26/wednesday-26th-september-sol-50/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 26, 2012 We have travelled 50 metres in one sol, a new record and a great help for achieving the mission aims. We are also considering data on our calibration rock target.
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Monday 3rd December Sol 116
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/03/monday-3rd-december-sol-116/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 3, 2012 Some of the early results from Curiosity are being presented this week at the American Geophysical Union.