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  • Gusev Crater

    01.05.04 - Spirit's landing site may be a dried-up lake bed

  • The Challenge of Mars

    12.03.03 - If getting to Mars is hard, landing there is even harder

  • Ice Age on Mars

    12.19.03 - The red planet may be emerging from an icy recent past

  • Tones Break Silence

    12.11.03 - On the phone, tones can signal a connection. On paper, they can add shape and dimension. On Mars, they can do both.

  • Mars: Did A River Run Through It?

    11.13.03 - Images of numerous eroded gullies.

  • Rover Test Drive at Rogers Dry Lake

    01.02.04 - NASA engineers went to the edge of a dry lakebed in California to test navigation software aboard a prototype Mars rover.

  • Wheels Going to Mars

    Engineers designing wheels for the Mars Exploration Rovers had a tall order to fill.

  • Mars Up Close

    A sophisticated imaging instrument aboard each Mars Exploration Rover will bring Mars into focus for scientists on Earth.

  • Mars History: Written in Stone

    10.24.03 - A goal for the Mars Exploration Rovers, reaching the red planet in January, is to study rocks in order to learn more about the planet's history.