It will be interesting to see if future generations of Martian rovers will have the capability to follow up on this research.

FORBES: Parts Of Mars May Be Habitable For Earth-Based Life

Walking into the former Apollo testing facility, you'll almost certainly catch glimpses of martian rovers, soil samples and an assortment of scientific testing devices.

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The mineral composition of the meteorite is identical to known portions of the Martian crust that have been examined by Martian rovers and satellites.

FORBES: Meteorite Shows Evidence Of Water On Ancient Mars

Nasa has designed rovers that can thread their way through a Martian obstacle course.

BBC: Revving up the rovers

Once the balls stopped bouncing, the rovers shucked off their shells and emerged into the Martian light.

NEWYORKER: The Martian Chroniclers

The two rovers far outlasted their warranties, with Spirit exploring its Gusev Crater landing site until getting stuck in deep Martian sand.

MSN: A stunning close-up of Mars taken by visiting NASA rover