Two Mars Rover Sites Get Science Stamp Of Approval

Two landing locations on Mars have been approved for scientists working on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Project. The project is planned to employ twin robotic space crafts. Over 185 locations have been considered in the past two years, and finally a location has been decided by the NASA's chief space scientist, Edward Weiler, in Washington, D.C. The two locations chosen were Meridiani Planum and Gusev crater, due to both possibly being ancient hot springs thought to be depicted by the grayish coloring found in images.
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