Robot digger set to land Sunday at Martian pole
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 14:07
in Astronomy & Space
Like a miner prospecting for gold, NASA hopes its latest robot to Mars hits pay dirt when it lands Sunday near the red planet's north pole to conduct a 90-day digging mission.
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