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After dashing through hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are all set to hit the brakes at the Red Planet.
The stakes, as well as anxiety, according to Firstpost, are said to be sky high. Orbiter of the United Arab Emirates is expected to reach Mars on Tuesday, followed by China s orbiter-rover combo after less than 24 hours.
The rover, cosmic caboose of NASA, is set to arrive on the site one week after, on February 18, to retrieve rocks to be returned to Earth, a fundamental step to determine if life indeed ever existed on Mars.