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Possible MSL Landing Site: Survivor No. 1 -- Eberswalde Crater
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Possible MSL Landing Site: Survivor No. 4 -- Mawrth Vallis
Possible MSL Landing Site: Survivor No. 5 -- Miyamoto Crater
Possible MSL Landing Site: Survivor No. 6 -- Nili Fossae Trough
Possible MSL Landing Site: Survivor No. 7 -- Southern Meridiani
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