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Mars Rovers On Final Approach

Posted by timothy on from the watch-for-m&m-helices dept.

leapis writes "In the wake of the possible loss of the Beagle 2 Mars probe, let us not forget that the Mars Rovers are scheduled for arrival in orbit this weekend. As noted in this article at Space.com, the fourth and final course correction has been made, and Spirit, the first of two spacecraft, will touch down around 22:34 on 3 Jan 2004. More information and a countdown to the landing can be found here."

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  1. Celestia add-on? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Does anyone know if it's possible to get accurate data from these recent Mars Probes into the Celestia 3d space simulator?

    I would love to watch with my son as these craft approach and land on Mars in real time! Currently, we enjoy doing fly-bys between Mars' and moons, the ISS and Hubble, and the stars, but this would be more memorable than watching videobites after the fact on CNN. TIA.