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1. What was the launch vehicle used for MER-A & MER-B?
2. Who is the principal science payload investigator for MER mission?
3. What is MER-A's official name?
4. What is MER-B's unofficial/dubbed name (nickname)?
5. What was the landing system that the MERs used?
6. Spirit and Opportunity, launched in 2004 exceeded their 90 sol (martian day) warranty. What became of them?
7. On the mission patches of MER-A and B are "Marvin the Martian" and "Donald Duck".
8. The MER-B rover landed in a crater on Meridiani Planum. Was this the result of bad luck, poor planning, or serendipity?
9. What Mars orbiting vehicle photographed the "Opportunity" landing site.
10. What is the name of Spirit's landing site?
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