Mojave Desert tests prepare for NASA Mars Roving
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) -- Team members of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission took a test rover to Dumont Dunes in California's Mojave Desert this week to improve knowledge of the best way to operate a similar rover, Curiosity, currently flying to Mars for an August landing.
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