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August 28, 2012 08:09 pm GMT

Curiosity Returns Voice Message and Amazing Telephoto View From Mars


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NASA has sent a voice message to another planet and back for the first time in human history.

The message, which was sent via radio transmission to the Mars rover and back to NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) on Earth, is a spoken-word congratulatory note from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.

"The knowledge we hope to gain from our observation and analysis of Gale Crater will tell us much about the possibility of life on Mars as well as the past and future possibilities for our own planet. Curiosity will bring benefits to Earth and inspire a new generation of scientists and explorers, as it prepares the way for a human mission in the not too distant future," said Bolden in the…
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