5 things you may not know about the planet Mars

Friday, August 3, 2012 - 03:00 in Astronomy & Space

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Mars is set to get its latest visitor Sunday night when NASA's new robotic rover, named Curiosity, attempts to land there. Mars has been a prime target for space exploration for decades, in part because its climate 3.5 billion years ago is believed to have been warm and wet, like early Earth. Here are five other key points:...

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