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Epi 60: Space news - Celebrating 10 years of Curiosity Rover on Planet Mars

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When NASA sent the Curiosity Rover to Mars in 2012, they expected the rover to last all of one year on the Red Planet. Much to their consternation and the rest of the world's delight, the rover shows no signs of slowing down. Who would have thought we owe much to dust for this?

© Sangeetha Length 11 min 5 September 2022 NewsTalk India Episodic

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© Sangeetha Length 11 min 5 September 2022 NewsTalk India Episodic

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When NASA sent the Curiosity Rover to Mars in 2012, they expected the rover to last all of one year on the Red Planet. Much to their consternation and the rest of the world's delight, the rover shows no signs of slowing down. Who would have thought we owe much to dust for this? Like our brooms at home, the dust clouds on Mars help keep the solar panels on the rover clean, and keep them running. The rover was sent to answer an important question 'Could Mars have supported life at any time'? To...


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