Steven Squyres, Director of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
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Steven Weldon Squyres, planetary researcher, geologist, and astronomy educator, is also director of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission, a project supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Squyres worked with a large team of scientists and engineers to design and build two extremely complex instrument-laden robotic rovers that landed on Mars in January 2006 to relay crystal-clear images of the Martian surface and information on the geology of the planet.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2006
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Watson, Emily
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The profile of actress Emily Watson, highlighting her achievements is presented.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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