Science In Action - Pathfinder is Sending Photos from the Surface of Mars

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Pathfinder is Sending Photos from the Surface of MarsPathfinder is Sending Photos from the Surface of Mars

Released On: 11 Jul 1997

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Mars Pathfinder is sending pictures of an ancient riverbed and a meteor impact crater

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