Topic: Michael Watkins
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Monkey killer: 7-year sentence for Boise man
Monkey killer 7-year sentence: Michael Watkins was sentenced to 7 years for breaking into a Boise zoo and killing a monkey. But he will likely be eligible for release after 9-12 months.
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Why a clean Mars rover is a happy Mars rover (+video)
The Mars rover Curiosity is putting its dramatic explorations on hold, for tests and essential cleaning: After all, if it's going to accurately analyze Martian soil, it must shed its Earthly residue.
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Curiosity makes tracks on Mars (+video)
NASA engineers high-fived in celebration of the visual representation of their work as seen in new images of the tracks left by the Mars rover Curiosity. The rover is taking a break for a few days while scientists check out some of its equipment.
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Mars rover tracks spell out Morse code message (+video)
During its first test drive on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover left a Morse code imprint on the Red Planet's surface, a tribute to the one-ton robot's maker.
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity gears up for test drive (+video)
The next step in NASA's exploration of Mars is the test drive of its rover, Curiosity, on Wednesday. Curiosity's mission on Mars is to search for signs of life. The rover's broken wind sensor may make its exploration more challenging.
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Mars rover ramps up for its first test drive (+video)
NASA's Curiosity rover has aced its first tests on Mars – twist wheel to the left, twist wheel to the right, extend robotic arm, pull it back – now it's heading out for a (nearly) 10-foot test drive.
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Postcards from Mars reveal Martian bedrock (+video)
A panoramic view of Mars sent back to Earth from NASA's Curiosity rover shows a terrain scientists describe as similar to the Mojave Desert in Southern California. Curiosity will begin a four-day software upgrade over the weekend.
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MSL? EDL? A guide to NASA's Mars rover lingo. (+video)
If you plan on watching the scheduled touchdown of NASA's Mars rover on Sunday night, you had better read this so that you'll know what people are talking about.
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California's groundwater shrinking because of agricultural use
In California, NASA satellites show that groundwater has diminished because of agressive agricultural irrigation.
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