NASA has announced that two Mars probes, Spirit and Opportunity, will have their missions extended for the fifth time. The probes touched down on Mars in January, 2004, originally planned as 90-day missions. Now it is looking as if their missions could last until 2009. The extensions of the probes' geologically oriented missions show the importance of learning about Mars in relation to the priorities of the United States government.
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