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Odyssey Arriving at Mars Tonight

Posted by michael on from the home-from-the-wars dept.

moloader writes: "Odyssey will arrive at Mars on October 24, 2001, 0230 Universal Time (October 23, 7:30pm PDT/ 10:30pm EDT). As it nears its closest point to the planet over the northern hemisphere, the spacecraft will fire its 640-newton main engine for approximately 19.7 minutes to allow itself to be captured into an elliptical, or looping, orbit about 20 hours long. Go Mars!"

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  1. Hmmm, wait! It's closer to Jupiter! by Typingsux · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "What happened?"
    "You used miles. It's kilometers you idiot!"

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  2. What's the point? by GMontag · · Score: 2, Redundant

    The Martians are just going to shoot this one down too, just like they did with the others. Why bother?

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