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NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers, launched toward Mars on June 10 and July 7, 2003, in search of answers about the history of water on Mars. ... The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet.
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marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/overview/
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Video - Mars Rover Team Ponders Mission's End ... Phoenix Lander Readied For Mars Exploration ... The success of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity in finding tell-tale signs of past water at its Meridiani Planum landing site has left some researchers believing the region could have once been a habitable, albeit hostile, environment.
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www.space.com/marsrover/
www.space.com/marsrover/
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Mars Exploration Rover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER ) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of two rovers — MER-A Spirit and MER-B Opportunity — to exp...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover
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Feature about the rescheduled MER-B launch. ... Launch of the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy launch vehicle has been rescheduled for no earlier than Saturday, July 5. There will be two launch opportunities available: 10:51:25 p.m. and 11:34:05 p.m. EDT.
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www.nasa.gov/missions/solarsystem/merb_063003.html
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NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America’s space agency. ... This blink comparison aids evaluation of a drive by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit during the rover's 2,099th Martian day, or sol (Nov. 28, 2009).
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www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/mer_main.html
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took this picture of a rock informally named "Marquette Island" as the rover was approaching the rock for investigations that have suggested the rock is a stony meteorite.
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mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
mars.jpl.nasa.gov/
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Related Links; + JPL Image Policy; + Mars Exploration Rover Mission; + Cornell's Athena Site ... NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used the wire brush of its rock abrasion tool...
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Spirit's twin Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, also faces tough martian challenges. "The risk is real, but so is the potential reward of using these advanced rovers to improve our understanding of how planets work," said Dr. Ed Weiler, associate administrator for space science at NASA Headquarters, Washington.
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