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NASA’s outreach efforts around rover landings capture new attention

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Among the most popular videos on YouTube in 2012 there was music, an angry dad and even a guy jumping out of a space capsule. But among the hits, was an 11-minute, animated depiction of what it was like for the Mars Curiosity rover to land on Mars.

Meet the NASA scientist responsible for overseeing Curiosity’s successful landing

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Astronomer Brad Smith says Mars’ Mount Sharp Not Really Called That

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The Argentine Responsible for a Successful Mars Landing

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Moving for opportunity

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Happy birthday to the Mars rovers!

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Ray Arvidson, Deputy Principal Investigator on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission, joins The Takeaway as we look back at the last five years and forward into the next.

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The Mars rovers are limping, but still game for exploring a new crater

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The Mars rover, Opportunity, has minor damage to its right front wheel and can only travel about 110 yards per day. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the rover may never even reach its destination. But there are enticing possibilities if it does.