Eleven years ago on Christmas the British Mars lander Beagle II disappeared after detaching from its "mother ship" to enter Mars' atmosphere. This prompted a lot of comment, speculation and humor -- does anyone else remember "All these worlds are yours except for Mars -- attempt no landings there"?
Anyway, the Beagle's fate has been a mystery for more than a decade. But it's a mystery no longer -- a NASA orbiter has spotted it on Mars' surface.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/world/mar ... index.html]More info here.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Anyway, the Beagle's fate has been a mystery for more than a decade. But it's a mystery no longer -- a NASA orbiter has spotted it on Mars' surface.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/16/world/mar ... index.html]More info here.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.