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• 21st January 2015 Sol 875

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/21/21st-january-2015-sol-875/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 21, 2015 The MSL science operations have stood down for a few days whilst a software upgrade goes ahead.  Soon we will recommence the drilling campaign.

• 13th April 2015 Sol 955

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/04/13/13th-april-2015-sol-955/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 13, 2015 We have left Garden City and are commencing a week of driving.  This also marks 10 km on the odometer, at up to 100 m a day we can travel quite quickly.

• 30th June 2015 Sol 1030

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/06/30/30th-june-2015-sol-1030/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 30, 2015 Planetary conjunction has ended and communication of science results between Curiosity , Mars orbiters and Earth is possible again.

• 17th July 2015 Sol 1047

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/07/17/17th-july-2015-sol-1047/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 17, 2015 The science team is considering the next drill target. ChemCam and APXS results suggest that the sediment compositions are changing within the Murray Formation, with more altered compositions.

• 27th November 2015 Sol 1176

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/11/27/27th-november-2015-sol-1176/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 27, 2015 We have reached the Bagnold Dunes and are driving through a gap. The dark colour is due to the iron and magnesium-rich composition  of the sand grains (minerals like olivine and pyroxene).

• 28th December 2015 Sol 1206

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/12/28/28th-december-2015-sol-1206/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 28, 2015 The MSL team is taking a break from operations for a few days.  We have dumped the Greenhorn drill tailings and are progressing on the Bagnold Dunes campaign.

• 17th January 2016 Sol 1226

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/17/17th-january-2016-sol-1226/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 17, 2016 Here is a MastCam image of the scoop taken from the Namib dune. This was taken just prior to closing the scoop and sieving taking place as the turret of the robotic arm was rotated.

• 29th January 2016 Sol 1238

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/01/29/29th-january-2016-sol-1238/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 29, 2016 Here is MAHLI’s selfie of Curiosity at work on the Hebron part of the Namib dune. Its a mosaic of 57 images.

• 9th August 2013 Sol 359

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/09/9th-august-2013-sol-359/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 9, 2013 Here is a map showing close to our current location. We saw a pebble bed similar to what we found near Bradbury Landing on our first drive down Peace Vallis towards Yellowknife Bay.

• 1st May 2014 Sol 618

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/01/1st-may-2014-sol-618/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 1, 2014 Here is a MastCam image of drilling in progress. This is the first ‘minidrill’ hole at Windjana.  You can see that Red Mars is only a very thin layer on the planet.