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February 16th 2013 Sol 189
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/16/february-16th-2013-sol-189/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 16, 2013 This image shows the row of 10 laser spots shot by ChemCam in the drill tailings. This is one of our first analyses prior to the analysis of material by CheMin and SAM.
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13th October 2015 Sol 1133
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/10/13/13th-october-2015-sol-1133/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 13, 2015 Here is the latest selfie – perhaps the best yet. It is from the Big Sky drill site (you can see the Big Sky drill hole and the drill tailings) in the lower left.
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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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Victorian games and 19th century school life showcased at new exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/victorian-games-and-19th-century-school-life-showcased-at-new-exhibition
A new exhibition exploring the lives of Victorian schoolchildren – including the games that they played and their classroom experiences – is on display at our University in the Library's Special Collections until 7 July.
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29th August 2013 Sol 378
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/29/29th-august-2013-sol-378/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 29, 2013 We are now about 300 m from Waypoint1. That is one of the stopping off points on the way to the clay-rich horizon of Mt. Sharp.
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An architects view of the Centre for Medicine project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/an-architect2019s-view-of-the-centre-for-medicine-project
A leading architectural magazine has run a lengthy feature on the University’s Centre for Medicine project, detailing the array of innovative features that contributed to the building’s title of largest Passivhaus building in the UK.
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12th September 2017 Sol 1814 – Curiosity’s View Across Gale Crater
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/09/12/12th-september-2017-sol-1814-curiositys-view-across-gale-crater/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2017 View from Vera Rubin Ridge The Curiosity Rover has reached an elevation of 300 metres above our landing site.
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Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/13/ground-breaking-view-of-the-cosmos-revealed-at-space-park-leicester/
Astounding images telling the story of a hidden universe through every phase of its cosmic history have been revealed for the first time at Space Park Leicester.
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F1 tech put to use in Leicester’s Hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/mediccom-f1
The prototype devices have been positively evaluated by clinicians in Leicester’s Hospitals, and by the Medical Devices Technology Evaluation Centre in Birmingham, and the team behind the design are now seeking additional funding to roll out the devices across the NHS.
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11th November 2014 Sol 806
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/11/11/11th-november-2014-sol-806/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 11, 2014 Mars Science Laboratory has changed our view of Mars: following the 2 Viking landers of 1976 and the Pathfinder Lander in 1997 we had an idea that Mars was predominantly made of basaltic igneous rocks.