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Mars Rover Will Rove No More

NASA gives up trying to get it unstuck from the sand

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 26, 2010 5:15 PM CST

(Newser) – NASA has given up on trying to get the Spirit rover out of the Martian sand trap it's been stuck in since May. Calling the rover's position "a golfer's worst nightmare," engineers are now focused on simply helping the rover to survive the... Read full story »

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