Digging In: When Rovers Get Dirt on Mars - S4...

In this season 4 finale, Gentry Lee and Rob Manning reveal how surprises, hidden flaws, and uncertainties have always been a part of rovers and the exploration of Mars. 

How does a rover keep driving on a planet with no gas stations? Shonte Tucker, Sabah Bux and Rob Manning power us through the ways Mars rovers keep going. 

How many robots does it take to dig up rocks from Mars and deliver them back to Earth?

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Dianna Anderson and Liz Waid look at the recent journey to the planet Mars. What will scientists find there? 

Digging deeper. 

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab scientists Armin Kleinboehl and Marek Slipski lead a new project that is recruiting thousands of citizen explorers. They explain to host Mat Kaplan how this massive effort may help us finally understand how the once plentiful Martian surface water disap ...