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  • 24th September 2014 Sol 758

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/24/24th-september-2014-sol-758/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 24, 2014 We are drilling at Pahrump (named after an old Shoshone, native American settlement in what is now Nevada).

  • 21st August 2014 Sol 726

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/08/21/21st-august-2014-sol-726/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 21, 2014 As we were performing a minidrill – thats the smaller test hole prior to a large full drill hole – the prongs that keep the turret and drill steady slipped by a small amount..

  • 1st September 2014 Sol 736

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/01/1st-september-2014-sol-736/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 1, 2014 We are in an uneven area of terrain with sand-filled hollows so we have changed direction, out of Hidden Valley and via Trilobite Crater.  The rover planners ‘RP’s’ are cautious about slippage in sand.

  • 9th February 2015 Sol 893

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/02/09/9th-february-2015-sol-893/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 9, 2015 Now that our first Pahrump drill is completed one of the things we do is check the CheMIn inlet (which is in the top right of the NavCam image) to check for any debris, blockages etc.

  • 13th December 2015 Sol 1192

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/12/13/13th-december-2015-sol-1192/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 13, 2015 The image shows a MAHLI close up image of the Bagnold dunes sand.  The first striking thing about the mm-size grains is how rounded they are.

  • Friday 14th September Sol 38

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/14/friday-14th-september-sol-38/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 14, 2012 The MastCam has finished imaging of different parts of the rover and we are driving again.  On our way to Glenelg we will stop to analyse a basaltic rock.

  • Monday 24th September Sol 48

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/24/monday-24th-september-sol-48/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 24, 2012 Mankind versus Machine #3 We visit the Mars Yard in JPL where the Curiosity engineering model is tested over rocky terrains.

  • Wednesday 10th October Sol 64

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/11/wednesday-10th-october-sol-64/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 11, 2012 The camera imaging, ChemCam analyses and scooping are continuing as the small plastic fragment identified to the side of the scoop area is not critical for the arm’s operation.

  • February 27th 2013 Sol 200

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/27/february-27th-2013-sol-200/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 27, 2013 We now have material within Curiosity for the SAM mass spectrometer and the CheMin X-ray Diffraction.

  • 5th January 2014 Sol 503

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/01/05/5th-january-2014-sol-505/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 5, 2014 After the break over the holidays we are back analysing and driving. It is small drives so far.

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