Mars Rover Prediction
As the novel progresses into the future, relative to the time of writing, Sagan mentions various fictitious events. In particular, a Mars Rover mission was mentioned where one of two rovers "become mired in a drifting dune". This unintended prediction became reality when NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit became stuck on May 1, 2009.
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