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Published online 6 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040105-2
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Mars rover opens eyes
NASA probe sends back first photos of Red Planet.
NASA's Spirit probe has started beaming home snapshots from Mars, where it touched down three days into the new year.
Scientists at NASA celebrated the arrival of the rover, which will search for signs that the red planet was once capable of supporting life.
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