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Mars Rovers on New Missions
mycro writes "According to CNN, the Mars rovers are on a brand new mission. Because the Mars Spirit and Opportunity rovers are in such great condition and 'keep going and going', NASA will be using them for a longer period of time to study water, rocks, and formations on Mars." An anonymous reader writes "Today NASA has given its Opportunity rover a green light to enter the steep Endurance crater. Looking at deeper martian bedrock layers is considered now a rich enough science payoff to weigh favorably against the real chance that the rover cannot get back out of the crater."
oh it's so frustrating to watch. Its like on horror movies...
.. awww see now you are stuck with scary martians
Don't go there. oh oh
If only NASA had fitted the tyre grips used by James Bond in 'Die Another Day', it is not as if they cost a lot .
Guess it's better to go out in a blaze of glory than to fade away, I guess.
Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all
People being people, by that time we'd also have protests and demonstrations by the Free Mars Movement over the removing of historic artifacts of Mars' past from their native land.
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
I cant get the image of beagleII kicking back in a lawn chair, sucking down some tropical drink, and chidding the two working rovers. Cant you just hear beagle asking, "Off on another run through the rocks old chap? They are a bloody long way off. Cut the line and come have a drink."