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Article: Rover Uses Tools to Examine Martian Soil
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- January 20, 2004
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GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-20-2004
Dateline: PASADENA, Calif.
This black and white image taken Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, shows the Spirit rover probing its first target, a large, sharply angled rock scientists have dubbed "Adirondack." At the time this picture was made, Spirit had begun analyzing the rock with the alpha particle X-ray spectrometer, located at the end of its robotic arm, which helps determine the elemental composition of martian rocks and soil. (AP Photo/NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cornell)
The Spirit rover has used its entire "Swiss army knife" tool kit for the first time to analyze the composition of the martian soil, scientists said Tuesday.
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