Mars Rover Begins "Whole New Mission"

sighted writes "NASA reports that the seemingly-unstoppable robotic geologist Opportunity is finding things at Endeavour crater that it has never seen before, adding new life to a mission that has already been epic. Observations 'suggest that rock exposures on Endeavour's rim date from early in Martian history and include clay minerals that form in less-acidic wet conditions, possibly more favorable for life.' In a teleconference today, one mission scientist compared this new phase of exploration to a 'whole new mission.'"

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This Is How It Happened

[MightyMartian]

Mars Rover Scientist #1: My god, I think those little blobs in the crater wall are life. We need to get closer.

Mars Rover:

Mars Rover Scientist #2: Oh no, it's died. We've got to send another rover to that location as soon as possible. Make sure we've got the budget!

TV Announcer: And now, in other news, President Obama has announced we're in the midst of another recession, therefore we must go fight more foreign wars and increase the corn ethanol subsidy by 10000%. NASA's budget has been reduced to one guy in a tin can at the bottom of a swimming pool in San Fransisco.