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1st February 2018 Sol 1952 Vera Rubin Ridge and Scotland on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/02/01/1st-february-2018-sol-1952-vera-rubin-ridge-and-scotland-on-mars/
Mars Science Laboratory
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jbridges: Page 14
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/14/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Festival examines what the anti-apartheid picket can teach human rights defenders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/festival-examines-what-the-anti-apartheid-picket-can-teach-human-rights-defenders
Dr Gavin Brown from the Department of Geography will be giving a talk on Tuesday 8 December at 6.
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University of Leicester response to UCU strike action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/ucu-strike-response
The University of Leicester has responded to the University and College Union (UCU)’s strike action, which commenced today: “It is regrettable that the UCU union has decided to proceed with strike action and has called for a global boycott.
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5th August 2017 Sol 1777 – 5 years on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/08/05/5th-august-2017-sol-1777-5-years-on-mars/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2017 The 5th August marks 5 Earth years since the successful landing of Mars Science Laboratory. During the landing I was at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
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Sol 2039 1st May 2018 Unique Samples from the Deep Martian Crust
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/05/01/sol-2039-1st-may-2018-unique-samples-from-the-deep-martian-crust/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 1, 2018 We have recently come across a unique set of samples from the deeper crust of Mars, kilometres below what was the Gale Lake 4 billion years ago.
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Spying on Curiosity and Detecting Methane above the Clay Unit in Gale Crater Sol 2424
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2019/06/27/spying-on-curiosity-and-detecting-methane-above-the-clay-unit-in-gale-crater-sol-2424/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 27, 2019 Around this locality in the Clay Unit of Gale Crater we have been doing more methane measurements with the SAM instrument. This highlights the enigmatic nature of Mars’ atmospheric methane.
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Nuclear Graphite
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/hercules/case-studies/nuclear-graphite
Preparation of free-standing pillar Nuclear Graphite Graphite is hugely important for the construction of both historical and modern nuclear reactors [1], acting as a neutron moderator.
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Curiosity Rover Reaches the Clay Unit in Gale Crater, Sol 2073
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2019/02/07/curiosity-rover-reaches-the-clay-unit-in-gale-crater-sol-2073/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 7, 2019 Looking towards the Clay Unit After 20.1 km and 2073 sols of driving and science operations we have reached the next milestone of the Mars Science Laboratory mission – the Clay Unit.
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National honour for community work by Leicester archaeologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/national-honour-for-community-work-by-leicester-archaeologist
An archaeologist at our University has received a national accolade for her community work. The Council for British Archaeology has announced this year’s winners of the Marsh Community Archaeology Awards.