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Mars Polar Lander Lost Again

Posted by samzenpus on from the alien-joy-ride dept.

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. Easy by squoozer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The martians dragged it into a cave when they noticed it was drawing to much attention. Sheeeesh do these people know nothing.

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  2. Martian Mind Trick! by Pizaz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This isn't the polar lander you are looking for.

  3. Incorrect by Crixus · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Is it really correct to say that it's lost again, since they never truly knew where it was?

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  4. I suspect Jedi treachery... by VAXcat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is not the polar lander you were looking for.

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