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Mars rover: NASA's Curiosity makes first test drive

23 August 2012

NASA's Curiosity rover makes first test drive on Mars

Martian soil on Curiosity's wheels. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

"They're not in any rush – this mission is meant to last for two Earth years," said Dr Peter Grindrod (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Earth Sciences), who has been watching every move of the mission. "The first few days are about: is everything in one piece, are the cameras working?"Ìý

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