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Monday, November 18, 2013

Mars Maven Spacecraft Heads To Mars

Nothing better than a rocket launch!:

The Maven, which NASA describes the explorer as an eight-foot cube weighing about as much as an SUV flanked by "gull-wing-shaped" solar panels, is set to reach Mars' atmosphere on Sept. 22, 2014.