Spirit rover digs into first rock on martian surface

Sunday, February 8, 2004

LOS ANGELES -- Fresh from being given a clean bill of health, the Spirit rover drilled its first tiny hole in a rock on the surface of Mars, NASA scientists said Saturday.

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