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...many probes have been taking pictures of the Red Planet lately that it's easy to be jaded--but that wasn't the case last week, when not one but two missions reached a major milestone. On Mars, the Opportunity rover, which has been tooling across the landscape for more than 10 times its originally designed lifetime of 90 days, began taking close-ups from the edge of Victoria Crater, blasted by an ancient impact. Opportunity may soon descend into this hole to study layers of exposed Martian rock for clues to the planet's past...
...Mars' surface with unprecedentedly sharp-eyed cameras, ground- penetrating radar and other instruments. The cameras are so powerful that they can actually see Opportunity, which is about the size of a golf cart, from nearly 200 miles up. They can also help find safe routes for the rover. But more important, they will give scientists a map of Mars that will make future exploration--ultimately by humans--much easier to plan...
...think things are pretty bleak in Dearborn, Mich. A new CEO, Alan Mulally, is parachuting in from Boeing, supposedly armed with turnaround tools that will put Ford in the black. One part of the company's luxury division, Aston Martin, is on the auction block, and Jaguar and Land Rover may soon follow. Wall Street has lost confidence: Ford's stock, which closed at $8.77 a share last week after a recent run-up, is still valued at less than the company's cash on hand. This week Ford is expected to unveil a revision of its Way Forward plan...
...works in youth services, organizing excursions and junior sporting events. At a recent Thursday night training session, the lean and quietly spoken rover seems as straight as one of his high-flying drop punts. Yes, the grounds are hard and the ball contests can be furious, says Pickett. But he finds playing in front of large home crowds exhilarating. In territory where you are either a West Coast Eagles or Fremantle Dockers fan, Pickett barracks for the Melbourne Demons. Still, his mind is also on Perth. "I'll be playing there for Kimberley Spirit Under-19s in the country championships...
...with the Hyundai Excel. Chinese carmakers Geely and Chery both hope to storm the low end of the U.S. market. But China's Nanjing Automobile Group wants to raise the bar by selling roadsters in the U.S. from 2008 under the famous MG marque. Nanjing, which bought MG Rover last year, hopes to build the $25,000 MG TF coupes in Oklahoma at the first Chinese auto factory on American soil-a long way from MG's British roots, and even farther from Nanjing...