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A Year On Mars: What's Curiosity Been Up To?

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Imagine winning the World Series, the lottery and a Nobel Prize all in one day. That’s pretty much how scientists and engineers in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., felt one year ago when the one ton, six-wheeled rover named Curiosity landed safely on Mars.

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Source: NPR Science – ingested into KQED

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