MER 2003/Athena Update Week Ending August 16, 2003

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We just completed a very successful ORT (Operations Readiness Test)
and our instruments performed beautifully. We were able to maneuver
the rover arm into the perfect position to examine something
interesting on a "martian" rock in JPL’s giant indoor "sandbox."
We’re extremely busy right now assessing our performance, but next
week I’ll reveal what we found.