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Tuesday 25th September Sol 49
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/25/tuesday-25th-september-sol-49/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 25, 2012 We are now getting a combination of the high resolution MAHLI images, APXS and ChemCam compositional data and the other camera images.
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14th October 2013 Sol 424
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/14/october-14th-2013-sol-424/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 14, 2013 The noon to pre-dawn temperature variation at Gale Crater can be up to 90 degrees centigrade. This MastCam image shows the effects of this extreme temperature variation.
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30th October 2013 Sol 438
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/30/30th-october-2013-sol-438/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 30, 2013 We have now reached Waypoint 2 – Cooperstown, 4 km from our starting point at Bradbury Landing.
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Leicester criminologists working with Government to explore motivations behind acid attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-criminologists-working-with-government-to-explore-motivations-behind-acid-attacks
Researchers from our Department of Criminology have launched a major research project, commissioned by the Home Office, into the motivations of offenders who carry and use acid in violent attacks.
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Wednesday 29th August Sol 23
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/29/wednesday-29th-august-sol-23/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 29, 2012 We have started our drive East to the Glenelg junction. We will go at about tens of metres per sol over the next few weeks.
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Sunday 30th December Sol 143
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/30/sunday-30th-december-sol-143/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 30, 2012 Gale Crater is named after Walter Frederick Gale, an Australian astronomer in the early 20 th century (1865-1945).
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February 7th 2013 Sol 180
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/07/february-7th-2013-sol-180/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 7, 2013 Our latest drilling activity is shown in this Mahli image. The circular drilled hole is 1.
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Games Masters students to run video game tournament to be broadcast live
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/games-master2019s-students-to-run-video-game-tournament-to-be-broadcast-live
University of Leicester video gamers are to go head-to-head against local rivals De Montfort University in the first in a new series of derby eSports matches.
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Expert opinions cover James Bond sexual harassment in the media kindness science diplomacy and the beautiful game
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/expert-opinions-cover-james-bond-sexual-harassment-in-the-media-kindness-science-diplomacy-and-the-beautiful-game
In an article for The Conversation, Professor Martin Parker from our School of Business has discussed how over the years James Bond has gradually become an employee who is critical of the means and ends of the organisation that he works for.
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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).