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Second computer glitch shuts down NASA Mars rover
Mar 18, 2013

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is pictured in this handout self-portraitBy Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 18 - The Mars rover Curiosity has had a second computer glitch, extending an unplanned work break for the NASA robot that discovered the first life-friendly chemistry beyond Earth, scientists said on Monday. Engineers had hoped to resume Curiosity science operations on Monday following a problem with the rover's main computer two weeks ago. But a second computer problem surfaced on Sunday night as the rover was attempting to radio data files back to Earth, said lead scientist John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology. ...


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