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Old November 29th 06, 09:34 PM posted to sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Default New MRO shots of Spirit landing area



wrote:

http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu/images/...P_001414_1780/ Very good
stuff, lander sitting in crater, chute (can almost tell its fabric) and
backshell and heatshield and impact point...........Doc




Considering how few craters are on that image, rolling into Eagle Crater
was an amazing piece of luck.
Instead of having to deal with "The Great Galactic Ghoul", these
missions have shown extraordinary good luck end-to-end.

Pat