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By Dragging His Front Wheel Blocked Since 2006, a NASA Robot Literally Dug up 90% of Silica on Mars.

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A wheel blocked, a Martian soil remained intact for billions of years, and a discovery that no one had seen come. This is the kind of story that reminds us that space exploration sometimes reserves its most beautiful surprises where they are least expected. For if the rover Spirit had kept all its wheels in perfect condition [...]
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A wheel blocked, a Martian soil remained intact for billions of years, and a discovery that no one had seen come. This is the kind of story that reminds us that space exploration sometimes reserves its most beautiful surprises where they are least expected. For if the rover Spirit had kept all its wheels in perfect condition [...]

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SciencePost broke the news on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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