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Interview: The driver behind NASA's Mars Rovers
Scott Maxwell must have one of the best IT jobs in the solar system
Dahna McConnachie (Good Gear Guide) 16/11/2007 11:15:10
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This image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the dunes that line the floor of "Endurance Crater." Small-scale ripples on top of the larger dune waves suggest that these dunes may have been active in geologically recent times. (2004)
This image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the dunes that line the floor of "Endurance Crater." Small-scale ripples on top of the larger dune waves suggest that these dunes may have been active in geologically recent times. (2004)
Scott Maxwell "Rover Driver"NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit moved its robotic arm during the rover's 1,277th Martian day (Aug. 6) for the first time in 20 days. Spirit has found a patch of bright-toned soil in Gusev Crater so rich in silica that scientists propose water must have been involved in concentrating it.Image taken November 13 this year by Opportunity inside "Victoria Crater". Scientists think the light cloured rocks may be the original surface before a meteor formed the crater and splattered debris on it.This image taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the dunes that line the floor of "Endurance Crater." Small-scale ripples on top of the larger dune waves suggest that these dunes may have been active in geologically recent times. (2004)
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