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    By Mary Jane Irwin, 3:48 PM on Thu Sep 13 2007, 182 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

    Mountain View's search giant is funding the quest for robot-conducted moon exploration. Google is teaming up with the X-Prize Foundation to offer a total of $30 million to private firms that can land a rover capable of documenting its moon roaming. [BBC]