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Wednesday 9th Jan. 2013 Sol 153
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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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18th January 2015 Sol 872
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/18/18th-january-2015-sol-872/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 18, 2015 Unlike Curiosity the Beagle2 lander never sent a signal back from Mars. However, as a result of some new HiRISE images we now know where it is and what happened.
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19th October 2014 Sol 783
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/10/19/19th-october-2014-sol-783/
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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22nd August 2013 Sol 371
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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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20th September 2014 Sol 755
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/20/20th-september-2014-sol-755/
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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Friday 19th October Sol 72
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2012 One of the main aims of the scoops has been to get soils and dust of suitable fine grained size for the X-ray diffraction experiment – CHEMIN. We are waiting with excitement for the first results.
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Leicester named one of the top 5 cities in the UK to start a business in 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-named-one-of-the-top-5-cities-in-the-uk-to-start-a-business-in-2018
Research gathered by Paymentsense, Europe's leading merchant service provider, has shown that Leicester is one of the best cities in the UK for entrepreneurs looking to start a small business in 2018.
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Leicester cancer patients appear in new Cancer Research UK TV advert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-cancer-patients-appear-in-new-cancer-research-uk-tv-advert
The touching friendship of two Leicestershire mums going through cancer treatment together is the focus of an emotional TV advert from Cancer Research UK this Christmas.
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Human Development Report 2025: A matter of choice: people and possibilities in the age of Artificial
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/human-development-report-2025-a-matter-of-choice-people-and-possibilities-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 Human development progress is experiencing an unprecedented slowdown according to the 2025 Human Development Report released on 6 May 2025 by the United Nations Development Programme.