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Breaks Observed in Rover Wheel Treads
March 21, 2017
PASADENA, Calif., March 21 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:

A routine check of the aluminum wheels on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has found two small breaks on the rover's left middle wheel-the latest sign of wear and tear as the rover continues its journey, now approaching the 10-mile (16 kilometer) mark.

The mission's first and second breaks in raised treads, called grousers, appeared in a March 19 image check of the wheels, documenti . . .

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