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Curiosity Landing Educator Workshop

Teachers gather at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., for the Curiosity Landing Educator Workshop.

August 05, 2012

Teachers gather at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., for the Curiosity Landing Educator Workshop. They hear about the weekend’s schedule sitting below portraits of JPL’s present and former directors.

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