The rover should have at least one Martian year, to roam the planet, during which time it will collect, grind and analyze around 70 samples of rock and soil.

流浪者至少要待一个火星年，去漫步这个星球，在这期间，它将收集、研磨和分析大约70个岩石和土壤样本。

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He said the darkening of the Martian surface during some times of the year was caused by the growth of plants.

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Over the next Martian year (687 Earth days), Curiosity will try to satisfy our curiosity about the world around us.

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It's the longest stretch of inactivity since Curiosity's daring touchdown near the Martian equator last year.

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While Darling's book was at the printer in late February, two teams of NASA scientists published new analyses of a 4.5-billion-year-old Martian meteorite.

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