Maybe the Norwegians can borrow the spare

the Spirit Rover discovers a possible meteorite, on Mars

That is one way to find a meteorite, I wonder how the Rover spares would do north and east of Tromsø in mid-summer, there's Nkr 100,000 at stake.

About 870 days now, and still going...

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