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Two members of the field team set up cameras in the Nevada desert.

May 06, 2020

Two members of a field team set up cameras in the Nevada desert in February 2020. As part of a simulated rover operation designed to train scientists who will work with NASA's Perseverance rover after it lands on Mars in February 2021.

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