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NASA's next mission to Mars will carry a DVD containing over 1,100 entries selected as a result of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics Going to Mars campaign.

August 08, 2013

NASA's next mission to Mars will carry a DVD containing over 1,100 entries selected as a result of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics Going to Mars campaign. The contest, which began May 1, 2013, received over 12,500 entries worldwide.

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MAVEN Propellant Management Device
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