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08/24/2012 The Mars rover Curiosity has been on the red planet
for a little more than two weeks now. The robotic explorer
started slowly moving from its landing site late last week.
Several scientists from Arizona State University are on the
research team. KJZZ’s Al Macias reports on what they have seen
and hope to learn. AL MACIAS: It has literally been an around-
the-clock effort for the scientists. They are studying the
climate and geology of Mars, and collecting data to see if
microbial life might have ever existed on the planet. Jack
Farmer is a geologist from ASU’s School of Earth and Science
Exploration. He says one of the adjustments researchers have had
to make is rotating shifts based on a Martian day, which is 37
minutes longer than an Earth day. JACK FARMER