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‘Mars Buggy’ Curiosity Measures a Mountain’s Gravity

Mount Sharp (Credit: NASA)

PASADENA, Calif. (NASA/JPL-Caltech PR) — Apollo 17 astronauts drove a moon buggy across the lunar surface in 1972, measuring gravity with a special instrument. There are no astronauts on Mars, but a group of clever researchers realized they have just the tools for similar experiments with the Martian buggy they’re operating.

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