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Sandstalker: Space age wheels to explore extra-terrestrial terrain!
Feb 25 2008, Sameer Kumar

This is not your regular expensive toy that you would want to play around with in your own backyard. Of course, if your backyard consists of surfaces like the Mars and the Moon, then maybe you might want to give it a try. (If your backyard is indeed...

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