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In this image, a large, six-wheeled rover sits on a concrete floor in a laboratory against a light-blue background.  The rover's 'legs,' or mobility system are a medium blue color and the large, cleated wheels are shiny silver.  On top of the mobility system is a silver-colored triangle that represents where the heart and brains of the rover will go when it is complete.
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Mars Science Laboratory - Less Than a Year from Assembly and Testing Phase

This engineering model of Mars Science Laboratory was dubbed "Scarecrow" by the mobility team, because it is still without a brain like the famous scarecrow from "The Wizard of Oz."

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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