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NASA Mars Mission Connects with Bosnian and Herzegovinian Town

On Sept. 23, 2019, the U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, presented a framed letter to the mayor of the Balkan municipality of Jezero.
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On Sept. 23, 2019, Eric Nelson, the U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, presented a framed letter to Snezana Ružičić, mayor of the Balkan municipality of Jezero. The letter, from NASA's director of Mars Exploration, James Watzin, honored the connection between the small Balkan town and Jezero Crater the landing site of NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 mission. In this picture, Ružičić snaps a selfie of the ambassador with local school children.