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Monday, August 6, 2012
Curiosity is on Mars
And sending pictures.
The spacecraft hit its target oval, next to Mount Sharp, inside Gale Crater.
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John
John Bedell is an archaeologist, historian, and father of five living in Maryland. He also maintains a web site for longer essays, bensozia.com.
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