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15th May 2014 Sol 630
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/15/15th-may-2014-sol-630/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 15, 2014 As you can see from this NavCam image we are now driving away from Mt Remarkable.
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3rd May 2013 Sol 263
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/03/3rd-may-2013-sol-263/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 3, 2013 Our first image has come back after conjunction. Here is the Chemcam remote microimager (RMI) of our titanium calibration target.
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11th May 2016 Sol 1337
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/11/11th-may-2016-sol-1337/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 11, 2016 Sol 1337 means that we have just reached our second martian year since landing in 2012, Here is a birthday cake to the mission from the ChemCam team in Toulouse.
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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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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/11/neptune-is-cooler-than-we-thought-study-reveals-unexpected-changes-in-atmospheric-temperatures/
New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.
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8th May 2015 Sol 979
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/08/8th-may-2015-sol-979/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2015 This Mastcam panorama shows our current location at Mt. Shields and our route on to Mt Sharp via Logan’s Pass. We are planning contact science on the outcrops on the lower part of Mt. Shields.
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26th May 2016 Sol 1352
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/26/26th-may-2016-sol-1352/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 26, 2016 We are studying an area called Fracture Town. The aim is to follow up identification of opal to check the extent to which silica has been remobilised by fluids in the sediments.
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28th May 2013 Sol 288
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/28/28th-may-2013-sol-288/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 28, 2013 We are holding a ChemCam meeting at the Cite de Espace, Toulouse. The Cite de Espace hosts an exhibition about Mars Science Laboratory and ChemCam.
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8th May 2014 Sol 624
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/08/8th-may-2014-sol-624/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 8, 2014 We have succesfully drilled Windjana and transferred the material to the CHIMRA system for CheMin analyses. Now we will be able to anslyes the tailings by ChemCam and APXS.
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Groundbreaking new approach to mathematical theory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/20-category-theory-mathematics
New research from Dr Simona Paoli from the University of Leicester’s Department of Mathematics introduces a new approach to higher categorical structures. The new research constitutes a foundational and groundbreaking contribution to the field.