NASA Mars Spacecraft Snaps Photos Chosen by Public

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NASA Mars Spacecraft Snaps Photos Chosen by Public
"WASHINGTON -- The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars has returned the first pictures of locations on the Red Planet suggested by the public.
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE camera, aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, or MRO, is nicknamed, "the people's camera." Through a program called HiWish that began in January, scientists have received approximately 1,000 suggestions. The first eight images of areas the public selected are available online at: http://uahirise.org/releases/hiwish-captions.php "...

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