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Destination: Mars
The Mars Exploration Rover Mission
The twin NASA rovers' principal investigator saw the planet as a new frontier for geology.
Early stereoscopic and 3-D images awe viewers. A 30-foot crater in the distance shows promise as a 'window' into the Red Planet's interior.
NASA's Spirit rover completed its first full day on Mars Sunday, sending back black-and-white pictures of its Gusev Crater landing site, the first of a stream of images that are eventually expected to reveal the Martian surface in unprecedented detail.
Project chief Peter C. Theisinger keeps his feet on the ground despite strain of space journeys.
Insulation problems on the rocket that will take the craft to space have held up liftoff.
NASA mission hopes to finally answer whether the Red Planet was ever hospitable to life.
THE NATION
NASA's launching of 'robot geologists' pits cautious engineers against eager scientists.
Opportunity uncovers rocks stuck together. Spirit stirs up sticky substance at top layer.
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(Newsday Flash by Barbara Teleha
Newsday Graphics by Gustavo Pabon
Newsday Research by Andrew Wong)
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Newsday Research by Andrew Wong)
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