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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover is 'Festooned'

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is "festooned"

December 08, 2020

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is "festooned" with a variety of objects that serve both decorative and functional purposes, from commemorative placards to a slice of Martian meteorite that earlier rode aboard the International Space Station to a sundial.

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