Mars Rovers Prove Useful Despite Age

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Despite increasing signs of age, the twin Mars rovers are continuing to tantalize their controllers on Earth with new puzzles and hints of possible long-lost water.

The rover Opportunity has ventured 15 feet down into a large crater known as Endurance, NASA engineers said in a televised briefing Tuesday. The engineers showed images of at least three different layers of sedimentary rock, which promise to reveal more of the ancient history of the Red Planet than ever before. Two craters explored earlier were no more than about 18 inches deep.

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Mars Rovers Prove Useful Despite Age

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