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FIDO and ATHLETE
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May 5, 2008 10:34 AM PDT

In the foreground, the FIDO (Field Integrated Design and Operations) rover slowly rolls over a rock in the landscape. Technologically similar to the actual Mars rovers, FIDO is used to test every aspect of the mission. The large bot in the background is the ATHLETE lunar rover.

Photo credit: David O'Grady/CNET Networks

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