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Long-Lost European Spacecraft Spotted On Mars By NASA Probe



 
 
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Old January 16th 15, 05:40 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Long-Lost European Spacecraft Spotted On Mars By NASA Probe
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...-orbiting-mars
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Default Long-Lost European Spacecraft Spotted On Mars By NASA Probe

Sam Wormley wrote:
Long-Lost European Spacecraft Spotted On Mars By NASA Probe
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...-orbiting-mars
http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015...-s1600-c85.jpg


It's sad that Colin Pillinger who was the initiator and guiding force
behind the project died without knowing it had landed successfully. I went
to a talk by him not long before the launch and his enthusiasm was
infectious.
 




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