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'Spirit' rover touches down on Mars safely

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PASADENA, California (CNN) -- A NASA robotic explorer touched down on Mars, sending a signal home that it survived the risky descent through the Martian atmosphere and bounced to a halt.

 

The $400 million rover Spirit, designed to conduct unprecedented geologic and photographic surveys on the Martian surface, transmitted a simple hello to Earth minutes after landing.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/01/04/mars.rovers/index.html

 

Wow, that 400 million dollars wasn't a total waste. I'm happy for the little guy.

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