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Thursday 23rd August Sol 17
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 23, 2012 The team has taken a break as Governor of California visits JPL to hear about MSL. We also have the first wide angle images HazCam (Hazard Cameras at the front and back of Curiosity) to look at.
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Sunday 26th August Sol 20
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 26, 2012 Since the noble gas analyses by Viking in 1976 we have had the information to recognise meteorites from Mars (now about 60). My favourite martian meteorites are the nakhlites.
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Wednesday 29th August Sol 23
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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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Thursday 29th November Sol 112
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 29, 2012 Our next major task is to select a suitable place for the first drilling operation using high resolution MastCam images that we have been taking.
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Thursday 6th December Sol 119
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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).
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Wednesday 5th September Sol 29
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 5, 2012 We have been making initial analyses of the Mars atmosphere using SAM (Surface Analysis at Mars) which includes a mass spectrometer with gas chromatography.
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Saturday 22nd September Sol 46
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 22, 2012 Mankind versus Machine #1 We have taken a break to watch the JPL flypast of the Shuttle Endeavour as it is brought on the back of a Boeing 747 to Los Angeles.
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Wednesday 26th September Sol 50
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 26, 2012 We have travelled 50 metres in one sol, a new record and a great help for achieving the mission aims. We are also considering data on our calibration rock target.
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Tuesday 23rd October Sol 76
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 23, 2012 We have reached the fourth scoop of material for CHEMIN and the SAM mass spectrometer, so steadily we are building analyses that will help us reach the goals of our mission.
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12th Nov 2012 Sol 96
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 12, 2012 The science team rotates roles and I am Mineralogy Science Theme Lead for the next few sols.