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Feet into the taalcum powder. that the moon was a reasonable place to put a spacecraft down. >> and the manned apollo program would follow. now, jbl is riveted on the red planet. >> we learn from their reconnaissance of the moon. we apply those lessons to reconning mars and understanding it from an orbiter perspective. >> eight times they have landed on mars. including insight and the curiosity rover. they are working on the 2020 rover. >> these missions to mars. they have a science focus. we're learning about the geology of mars. each one makes a small contribution toward the goal of getting ...

From their reconnaissance of the moon and apply those lessons to reconning mars understanding it from an orbiter perspective. >> reporter: eight times jpl has landed unmanned craft on mars. they're working here on a new six wheel drive wonder the 2020 rover. >> these missions to mars have a science focus. the robotic missions are learning about the geology of mars and its potential for hosting life in the past. but each one of these missions makes a small contribution toward the goal of getting humans to mars. >> reporter: instruments on the 2020 rover include sherlock which will search for si...