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NASA's Mars rover makes 1st test drive

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Wednesday made its first test drive, leaving wheel tracks near its landing spot -- now dubbed "Bradbury Landing" in honor of late science fiction author Ray Bradbury.

This image released by NASA shows tracks (Upper-R) made by Curiosity's tires during its first test drive as seen by Navcam: Left A (NAV_LEFT_A) on board NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 16, August 22, 2012 at 15:17:12 UTC.

"Curiosity today had its first successful drive on Mars. We have a fully functioning mobility system on our rover," said Matt Haverly, the lead rover planner at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

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  • dickemery

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    Discussion 1 : 23 Aug 2012 at 09.181

    l assume this project was what NASA asked thailand to get involved with, great education and science would have been a great opportunity but was missed by the present admin,a disappointment

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