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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Spirit rover went for its longest trip yet on the surface of Mars, traveling just over 88 feet but stopping short of the distance NASA had hoped it would cover, scientists said Monday.
Engineers had hoped the rover would travel 164 feet on its way to a crater known as "Bonneville" to examine rocks and soil for evidence that water might have existed on the Red Planet, mission manager Jim Erickson said.See the full content of this document
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Spirit Roves Mars
"Spirit, she's put some more territory behind her," Erickson said. ...
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