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Appendix
Pages 17-19

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... The payloads, capabilities, and specific scientific objectives were mostly undefined. Similarly, terms such as "long range rover," "sophisticated rover," and "robotic field geologist" were used as placeholders by NASA to represent various mobility systems under consideration.
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... . Paced Option The paced option assumes a small augmentation of Mars Surveyor's budget and a reorientation of scientific goals to emphasize the search for evidence of possible biotic signatures.
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