Mars Rovers 2 years later
4 January 2006
by Richard
Conan-Davies
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NASA's JPL Mars rover Spirit landed in Gusev Crater on Mars on 3 Jan., 2004 for a mission planned to last 90-days. Yet two years later along with robotic explorer Opportunity they are still going strong. Soon after landing Opportunity found layered bedrock suggesting geological evidence of a shallow ancient sea. Well over a year later, Spirit found large amounts of layered bedrock after driving more than 3.2 kms and climbing into the "Columbia Hills. |
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