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Tag Archives: Mawrth Vallis
NASA’s long road to Gale Crater
If Gale Crater isn’t your favorite choice for a landing site for NASA’s next Mars rover, you can’t claim the choice was made hastily. The international community of Mars scientists thoroughly sifted the Red Planet to find a feasible landing … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Eberswalde Crater, Gale Crater, Holden Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mawrth Vallis, MSL
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