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Friday 31st August Sol 25
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/31/friday-31st-august-sol-25/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 31, 2012 We now have a weather report for Gale Crater courtesy of the REM instrument.
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February 10th Sol 182
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/02/10/february-10th-sol-182/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 10, 2013 The latest drilling has gone to 6 cm depth and we will use this for CheMin and SAM analyses.
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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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28th October 2013 Sol 436
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/28/28th-october-2013-sol-436/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 28, 2013 Today is a soliday on Mars and no science activities. We are parked close to our next Waypoint called Cooperstown.
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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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Celebrating Diwali 2022
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/01/great-school-turnout-to-celebrate-diwali-2022/
The School of Physics and Astronomy were pleased to bring back the complimentary food tasting of traditional Diwali snacks and sweets as part of the Diwali celebrations.
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March 7th 2013 Sol 208
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/07/march-7th-2013-sol-210/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 7, 2013 A natural hazard for all spacecraft, including MSL, is currently at Mars. On March 5th there was a large solar flare or ‘Coronal Mass Ejection’.
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Goldilocks on Trial
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/legalliteracy/2014/03/14/goldilocks-on-trial/
Posted by Dawn Watkins in Legal Literacy on March 14, 2014 This was the last visit of our students’ five visits to St Peter’s School, focusing this time on aspects of the criminal law trial process.
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Sunday 7th October Sol 61
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/08/sunday-7th-october-sol-61-1/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 8, 2012 One of the major challenges in preparing a spacecraft for Mars is ensuring that the chemical analyses made by the instruments, in particular for the SAM mass spectrometer are not contaminated by material...
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28th September 2014 Sol 762
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/28/28th-september-2014-sol-762/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 28, 2014 Pahrump Hills Drillhole We have completed the mini and main drill holes, at the Confidence Hills locality in Pahrump Hills. Over the weekend the drill powder is being sieved and transferred to CheMin.