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Mars Polar Lander Lost Again

IZ Reloaded writes "The Mars Global Surveyor during one of its latest scans of the area where the Mars Polar Lander was originally spotted, discovers that the spacecraft is no longer there! Space.com reports, "We conclude that our interpretation of these features was in error. This is not the location of the Mars Polar Lander. Because the landing uncertainty ellipse is so much larger than our images, and we do not have another candidate to which to target...we cannot continue to hunt for the lander," the MSSS site explains."

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  1. Re:TMM we need you! by CyricZ · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Apparently TripMaster's grades in his pre-algebra class were falling, and his mother told him that he can not longer post here as much as before.

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    Cyric Zndovzny at your service.