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<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="Curiosity">Curiosity</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Planet">Planet</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="streaked">streaked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="nearing">nearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="make">make</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="break">break</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="NASA">NASA</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="Curiosity">Curiosity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="fledged">fledged</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="laboratory">laboratory</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span>, <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="crater">crater</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10:31 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1:31 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="EDT">EDT</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>/0531 <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>).</p><p><span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jet">Jet</span> <span word="Propulsion">Propulsion</span> <span word="Laboratory">Laboratory</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="ton">ton</span>, <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="wheeled">wheeled</span>, <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span>-<span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="error">error</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Curiosity">Curiosity</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rendezvous">rendezvous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>, <span word="JPL">JPL</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spacecraft">spacecraft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="flawlessly">flawlessly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 350 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> (567 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="km">km</span>), <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rover">rover</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gale">Gale</span> <span word="Crater">Crater</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>' <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="hemisphere">hemisphere</span>.</p><p><span word="Flight">Flight</span> <span word="controllers">controllers</span> <span word="anticipate">anticipate</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="touchdown">touchdown</span>,<span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Martian">Martian</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="haze">haze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span>, <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Fahrenheit">Fahrenheit</span>.</p>
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