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PHOTO CAPTION                         Mars 2003 Rover 
                                      July 27, 2000

This is a close-up view of the arm on NASA's Mars 2003 Rover that 
contains several of the scientific instruments. The Microscopic Imager is 
being extended toward the rock, the Alpha-Proton X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) 
is pointing back toward the rover body, the Mossbauer spectrometer is 
pointing away from the viewer (i.e., toward the rover's left front wheel), 
and the Rock Abrasion Tool is pointing toward the viewer. The rover is set 
for launch in June 2003 and will arrive at Mars in January 2004. JPL will 
manage the Mars 2003 Rover for NASA's Office of Space Science, 
Washington, D.C. JPL is a division of the California Institute of 
Technology, Pasadena, Calif. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY is the lead 
institution for the science payload.

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