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Scientists gather in Glendale to rate possible 2020 Mars Rover landing sites
The gathering was the fourth and final workshop in a years-long process that whittled down a much larger list of about 30 possible landing sites.
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Scientists gather in Glendale to rate possible 2020 Mars Rover landing sites
Two hundred scientists concluded three days of discussion and debate at a hotel in Glendale trying to figure out where the next Mars Rover should land.
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The Mars 2020 Project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory brought the scientists together to get their feedback on the final four possible sites: Columbia Hills, Jezero, Northeast Syrtis, and a relatively late-in-the-game contender called Midway.
NASA is expected to announce where the next Mars Rover will land by the end of this year.
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