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Penny on Mars
There’s a former president on another planet. This Lincoln penny from 1909 serves as a size calibration for the Curiosity rover’s cameras, one of which captured this image while rolling around on the red dirt.. Looks like Lincoln is pretty satisfied with the view.
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Penny on Mars

There’s a former president on another planet. This Lincoln penny from 1909 serves as a size calibration for the Curiosity rover’s cameras, one of which captured this image while rolling around on the red dirt.. Looks like Lincoln is pretty satisfied with the view.

(via Doobybrain)

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