Normally I would've considered your comment a bit too glib...but in my total ignorance of this mission, I had assumed it was a NASA project. If the headline had mentioned "kilometers" -- and I can't imagine the metric system not being used by engineers regardless of nationality -- I don't think I would've been so quick to assume it was a NASA accomplishment.
> and I can't imagine the metric system not being used by engineers regardless of nationality
You must be aware of the Mars Climate Orbiter incident [0] that metric people are quick to raise when dealing with this.