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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.
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19th October 2014 Sol 783
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2014 Today marks the closest approach of Comet Siding Spring to Mars. Curiosity will be pointing MastCam and ChemCam towards it, and have been practising targeting at stars like Spica.
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20th September 2014 Sol 755
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 20, 2014 This striking image shows the flat surface of the local mudstone in the Pahrump area. In it you can see raised ridges and veins, a bit like we saw back in Yellowknife Bay.
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22nd July 2014 Sol 696
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/22/22nd-july-2014-sol-696/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 22, 2014 Recently MastCam and ChemCam imaging revealed 2 iron meteorites along our traverse. These are the first found by Curiosity, though the 2 MER, Spirit and Opportunity also identified iron meteorites.
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24th January 2014 Sol 522
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 24, 2014 The Science Magazine papers about Yellowknife Bay have just been published: http://www.sciencemag.
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17th December 2014 Sol 840
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 17, 2014 I am at the American Geophysical Union Conference in San Francisco. The big MSL news here is the publication of our discovery of methane in the martian atmosphere.
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14th January 2014 Sol 868
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/14/14th-january-2014-sol-868/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 14, 2015 We have started the drilling activities at Pahrump (Mojahave outcrop). This MAHLI image shows that the initial minidrill attempt turned up some unweathered fine grained sediment.
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9th Dec. 2013 Sol 478
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 9, 2013 Today is when the first set of papers about Yellowknife Bay are published.
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17th Dec. 2013 Sol 485
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 17, 2013 The landing site slection process for the 2018 ExoMars Rover has just started: http://exploration.esa.
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Universitys Botanic Garden to host Plant Sale Family Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/universitys-botanic-garden-to-host-plant-sale-family-day
The University’s Botanic Garden, on Glebe Road in Oadby, is to host the next of its popular Plant Sale & Family Days on Sunday 1 July, 10.00am – 5.00pm.