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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.
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5th August 2014 Sol 710
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/05/5th-august-2014-sol-710/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2014 We are moving into a new sort of terrain as we enter Hidden Valley. On this HiRISE image and the inset MAHLI image you can see the sand ripples that we are traversing.
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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.
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February 21st 2013 Sol 194
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/21/february-21st-2013-sol-194/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 21, 2013 We are in the next stage of the drilling analysis process: the drilled sedimentary rock has been transferred to the scoop on the arm’s turret, prior to being taken into CHIMRA via the sieve, part of which...
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4th March 2017 Sol 1627
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/03/04/4th-march-2017-sol-1627/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 4, 2017 We are continuing the Bagnold Dunes campaign, with stops 3 and 4. This NavCam view shows the Curiosity robotic arm for the team’s examination.
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Nikon C1Si Confocal microscope
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/laser-microscopes/nikon-c1si
Find out more about the Nikon C1Si Confocal microscope we have in the Advanced Imaging Facility.
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 12
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/12/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-heroes-event-aims-to-recruit-hundreds-of-new-potential-stem-cell-donors
Our University has once again teamed up with The Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Monday 30 October which aims to recruit hundreds of new potential donors to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register.
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Vere Rubin Ridge approach up slope
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/05/30/30th-may-2017-sol-1711/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 30, 2017 This Navigation camera image gives feel for the slopes of Aeolis Mons that we are climbing now. Daily drives often now ascend ~2 m and we have more battery recharging days.
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Gender pay gap: what is the reality?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/28/gender-pay-gap-what-is-the-reality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 28, 2017 The release of the BBC annual report which disclosed the salaries of the highest wage earners provoked a discussion about Gender pay disparity.