The robotics company that helped build parts of the rovers is based in New York City. They watched from their building’s rooftop as the events of September 11, 2001 unfolded. They knew how they could play a part in remembering that day… They could put a piece of the Towers on Mars. “Less than three months later, a representative from the mayor’s office arrived at Honeybee’s building with a box. It contained debris from both towers: a steel bracket, two large bolts, and a twisted plate of aluminum. The acrid smell that had permeated the city after the attacks was also preserved in that small box.” Using the small piece of aluminum the employees fashioned parts for the rover, emblazoned with the flag of the United States, which you can see above. 9/11 Monuments on Mars Rocks are phenomenal time keepers. Their composition, shape, and age can make an otherwise barren environment reveal its secrets. Spirit and Opportunity’s geologic instruments are a tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. the full story of how it got there…

The robotics company that helped build parts of the rovers is based in New York City. They watched from their building’s rooftop as the events of September 11, 2001 unfolded. They knew how they could play a part in remembering that day… They could put a piece of the Towers on Mars.

“Less than three months later, a representative from the mayor’s office arrived at Honeybee’s building with a box. It contained debris from both towers: a steel bracket, two large bolts, and a twisted plate of aluminum. The acrid smell that had permeated the city after the attacks was also preserved in that small box.”

Using the small piece of aluminum the employees fashioned parts for the rover, emblazoned with the flag of the United States, which you can see above.

9/11 Monuments on Mars

Rocks are phenomenal time keepers. Their composition, shape, and age can make an otherwise barren environment reveal its secrets.

Spirit and Opportunity’s geologic instruments are a tribute to the victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

the full story of how it got there…

Source: news.discovery.com

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