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Sol 1 First Image of Mt. Sharp
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/07/sol-0-first-image-of-mt-sharp/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 7, 2012 First Image of the 5.5 km high Mt. Sharp (HazCam), the ultimate target of Curiosity. Two of the Curiosity 50 cm diameter wheels are visible in the foreground.
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24th February 2017 – Sol 1620
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/02/24/24th-february-2017-sol-1620/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 24, 2017 We have been examining Ireson Hill and found this unusual 10-15 cm diameter rock- called Passagassawakakeag ! The shape is an almost perfect Dreikanter.
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Leicester geoscientists return from expedition following successful offshore operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/geoscientists-expedition-successful-offshore-operations
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) included researchers from the University of Leicester, aiming to explore ancient freshened water systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore.
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Our current exhibition ‘Joe Orton in 1964’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/06/03/our-current-exhibition-joe-orton-in-1964/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on June 3, 2014 When Joe Orton’s play Entertaining Mr Sloane was performed in the West End in 1964, it provoked both virulent criticism and glowing praise – he enjoyed both in equal measure. The critic W.
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Thursday 6th December Sol 119
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/06/thursday-6th-december-sol-119/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 6, 2012 NASA HQ have announced that the mission lifetime of MSL has been extended indefinitely, beyond the current one martian year (2 terrestrial years).
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10th December 2014 Sol 833
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/12/10/10th-december-2014-sol-833/
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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Saturday 27th October Sol 80
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/27/saturday-27th-october-sol-80/
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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Sunday Nov 25th Sol 108
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/25/sunday-nov-25th-sol-108/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 25, 2012 It is now almost exactly a year since launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on the 26th Nov. 2011.
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April 19th 2013 Sol 250
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/04/19/april-19th-2013-sol-250/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 19, 2013 Even though Curiosity and its robotic arm are parked during Conjunction, the thermal control system continues to operate.
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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.