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6th February 2017 Sol 1602
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 6, 2017 We have started the second part of the Bagnold Dunes campaign. This NavCam image shows Bagnold dunes in front of Ireson Hill. This first in the current dunes campaign is Called Mapleton.
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Wednesday 22nd August Sol 16
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 22, 2012 My favourite MSL image so far. This one shows the extended robotic arm pointing towards the rim of Gale Crater and part of Mt. Sharp on the horizon, where, ultimately, it is heading.
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Sol 0 Monday 6th August
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2012 1.30 am PDT More images from the latest data relay. We get to work – linking it to what we saw from the orbital images and describing what we see.
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February 4th 2013 Sol 178
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 4, 2013 Here is another Mahli image, of the first drilling hole at John Klein. As we drill we learn more about the nature of the sedimentary material at Yellowknife Bay.
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July 1st 2013 Sol 321
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 1, 2013 We are continuing our work at Shaler on Mars. Meanwhile, one of the important research aspects of MSL and Mars research generally is to identify analogue sites on Earth.
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10th April 2014 Sol 596
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 10, 2014 Here is a NavCam image of the Kimberley, with Mount Remarkable the small hill (less than 5 m high) which we are pointing towards.
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8th May 2014 Sol 624
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2014 We have succesfully drilled Windjana and transferred the material to the CHIMRA system for CheMin analyses. Now we will be able to anslyes the tailings by ChemCam and APXS.
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February 2nd 2013 Sol 176
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 2, 2013 The rover planners are testing the drill by touching 4 points around the chosen drill site and testing the drill action, but not with the full force that the final drill action will use.
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Wednesday 12th September Sol 36
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2012 We have been working on data today – a variety of scientists from different specialities, nationalities and approaches to the data. Thats how we will solve the scientific issues.
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March 3rd 2013 Sol 206
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 5, 2013 No new data or images over the last few sols.