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An Atlas V rocket blasts off this morning from Cape Canaveral, carrying the SUV-sized Mars rover 'Curiosity.' The rover's mission to Mars will take 9 months.

Picture: Mars rover Curiosity lifts off aboard Atlas V rocket

( Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel )

An Atlas V rocket blasts off this morning from Cape Canaveral, carrying the SUV-sized Mars rover 'Curiosity.' The rover's mission to Mars will take 9 months.

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