From: dre_ada5@hotmail.com   
      
   "Doc"  wrote in message   
   news:f0c1bc20.0401231412.8a2616f@posting.google.com...   
   > Among all the hoopla surrounding the latest Mars explorer, what I   
   > haven't heard is what this one will do that the previous ones didn't?   
   > The pics sure look pretty much the same. There were rocks there 25   
   > years ago and sure enough, they're still there. And no sightings of   
   > Marvin the Martian yet.   
   >   
   > I also haven't seen a pricetag on the things. Anybody?   
      
   The photos may look similar, but the scientific work   
   http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/science/   
   going on behind the beautiful scenes is a first. By learning more about   
   martian environment, we'll have more information available to formulate a   
   plan on the history of   Mars and how it can benefit us today. Spirit and   
   Opportunity are not about pretty pictures, they are about expanding our   
   scientific knowledge - they are paving the way for mankind, since we cannot   
   go there to explore right now. They are doing an important work.   
      
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