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The Mars Explorers
Since 1996, NASA has been sending explorers to Mars. These explorers
are not 1) however - they are robots
called 'rovers!
The latest rover is Curiosity, which 2)
landed on Mars on 6th August, 2012. It is the size of a small car and
travels very slowly - just 200 metres a day - on
3)
six aluminum wheels. It has got a
robotic arm which it uses to examine the soil and rocks on the surface
of the planet. The 4)
mission is to find
evidence that Mars once supported life. Recent discoveries have
changed scientists' understanding of Mars.
If nothing goes wrong, the rover 5)
exploring for about 14 years. In all that time, it's going to make many
more discoveries about the Red Planet!
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