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Mars Science Laboratory Talks, Rocks, Bakes and Chills (Team)

This photo shows 70 members of the Mars Science Laboratory team in Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Spacecraft Assembly Facility after they have prepared the spacecraft to go to a different area for the environmental tests. The team members are dressed in "bunny suits" (white protective gear) and are positioned in various poses in front of the spacecraft.

February 24, 2009

This photo shows 70 members of the Mars Science Laboratory team in Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Spacecraft Assembly Facility after they have prepared the spacecraft to go to a different area for the environmental tests. The team members are dressed in "bunny suits" (white protective gear) and are positioned in various poses in front of the spacecraft.

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