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Sojourner Truth


The name of the first rover on Mars, named after a Civil War slave who helped other slaves become free. This rover was also the first rover sent to another planet and rolled around on Mars for nearly three months. The rover weighs 23 pounds, is 2 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide, and 1 foot tall.