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Sojourner rover mom Donna Shirley eyes Mars landing
NASA's Donna Shirley heads the Mars Pathfinder Sojourner project and treats the tiny rover as family. The 22 pound, solar powered craft is set to land on Mars via airbag cushioned touchdown, then analyze rocks at Ares Vallis for at least a week.
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Jane E. Allen
Pasadena
Calif
Donna Shirley
Mars
Pathfinder
Earth
Shirley
Sojourner
Ares Vallis
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cal
University of Oklahoma
JPL
Red Planet
Cassini
Rover
Howard Eisen
Tony Spear
Norman Haynes
Mars Exploration Directorate
AP Photo
Jet Propulsion Laboratories