Sojourner escapes Rusty and makes it to Yogi (rock) unscathed, mars pathfinder photos.

Sojourner Tysons* cat!

Photographic proof that this was NOT shot on Mars. See the cat? Obviously this is a movie set.

Jubilant staff members led by Dr. Elizabeth McCoy at Johnson Space Center successfully reprogrammed the Alpha Proton Spectrometer to defend Sojourner from the mysterious rust colored tabby dubbed "Russell R." by JPL scientists.

The Red Planet tabby obviously lost portions of his ears after the encounter with Sojourner as it dashed to the safety of Yogi, renamed "Sagy" in memory of Carl Sagan's favorite turtle. "It worked for Mike Tyson – it worked for us" the brash Ph.d shouted to laughing CNN news crews today.

Other scientists on the NASA JPL team expressed concern that this first encounter with life on Mars was handled so aggressively. "This does not bode well for Earth - Mars relationship building." stressed planetary biologists from NASA's Ames Research Center.

*Tysoning means to take a bite out of someone's ear.
It is named after the famous prize biter "Biting Mike Tyson" - a convicted rapist who boxes big boys when he's not in prison.

Rocket me back to Rover Rumor lander

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