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NASA launched its Spirit rover to Mars 20 years ago as part of a pair of rovers sent to the red planet, which helped provide important information about the planet, including past evidence of water on Mars.
NASA's newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position Thursday, two weeks after landing on the red planet to seek signs of past life. The roundabout, back and forth drive lasted just 33 minutes and went so well that the six-wheeled rover was back on the move Friday. During a news conference Friday, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, shared photos of the tire tracks over and around small rocks. I don't think I've ever been happier to see wheel trac...