World Trade Center Tributes – On Mars
7 November 2004: Martian Robots, Taking Orders From a Manhattan Walk-Up, NY Times
“There is also a more tangible piece of New York on Mars. On each rover, a curved piece of metal the size of a credit card and adorned with the American flag was cut out of debris from the World Trade Center….Until now, that knowledge has remained within the mission team. “It was intended to be a quiet tribute,” Mr. Gorevan said. “Enough time has passed. We want the families to know.”
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