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ESA to Deploy Mars Express Radar

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-get-enough-of-that-new-mars-topic-icon dept.

fenimor writes "Mars Express was launched on 2 June 2003 and reached the planet on 25 December 2003. After eight months of intensive computer simulations and technical investigations the European Space Agency has given the green light for the MARSIS radar on board Mars Express spacecraft to be deployed during the first week of May. Assuming that this operation is successful, the radar will finally start the search for subsurface water reservoirs and studies of the Martian ionosphere."

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  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post

  2. 1,883,645.12 EUR a digital camera. by cbbb · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. 7 months ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There in under 7 months, wow - it must've been using a newfangled propulsion system. C'mon Taco, at least pretent to read the summaries before clicking "publish".

    1. Re:7 months ! by DarKry · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      The vikings sailed to mars?!?!?! And they didn't even get credit for America, what a rip off.

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  4. Google Plans by michelcultivo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I thought it was another Google plan, now with Maps Google why not map Mars?

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  5. I misread the title by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For a moment there, I misread the title as ESR to Deploy Mars Express Radar and I thought, what the heck is Eric Raymond doing now?!!

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  6. F&IRST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  7. inf0rmative dickdick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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