Nasa rover due to land on Mars

A one-ton rover as big as a Mini is due to land on Mars on Monday in one of the most daring space missions ever attempted.

Nasa rover due to land on Mars
Thu, 02 Aug, 2012 - 08:40

A one-ton rover as big as a Mini is due to land on Mars on Monday in one of the most daring space missions ever attempted.

The rover, Curiosity, is designed to search for clues about possible past life in a crater that might once have been filled with water.

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