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Monday, August 22, 2005

Hill peak in sight for Mars rover
















The US space agency's robotic rover Spirit is approaching the summit of a hill it has been climbing on Mars since the end of last year.
It now has less than 70m to drive in order to reach the peak of "Husband Hill" on the Red Planet and should complete the climb this week.
When the rover gets there, it will take photos of what should be a spectacular view and scout for sites of interest.
The twin robots Spirit and Opportunity have been on Mars since January 2004.


Read full story at BBC News...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4172674.stm

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