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Aug. 10, 2012
Martian Lab Made in Manhattan
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Curiosity carries one of the most "complicated instruments ever to land on the surface of another planet," according to NASA. The rover's "Sample Analysis at Mars" -- which can take dirt and crushed rock from the Red Planet and analyze those samples for indicators of alien life -- was partly built in the Big Apple by Honeybee Robotics. Flora Lichtman got a tour of the facility.
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Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York



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