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Lord British's Lost Lunar Rover Found, After 37 Years

Posted by timothy on from the where-did-you-put-it-down? dept.

Lanxon writes "The guy behind Ultima Online once bought an old Russian rover, despite it being lost on the moon somewhere. And now, using images released by NASA, it has been located on the moon's surface after nearly four decades of being MIA, reports Wired. Richard Garriott, who created the Ultima Online multiplayer game, bought the Lunokhod 2 in a Sotheby's auction in New York in 1998. And so new was the discovery of his lost possession, he hadn't even heard that the craft had been discovered when Wired spoke to him." (Richard Garriott is also well known as Lord British.)

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  1. Just goes to show... by qsliver · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...you really need to read the fine print when buying a used car!

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  2. Re:Ebay Oportunity Awaits by Fractal+Dice · · Score: 5, Funny

    As he is someone who has made his fortune from people paying for virtual possessions, I doubt that physical possession of the item is really that important for the sale :)

    He should create an inventory of the parts of the rover and rent out custody of individual pieces on monthly subscription to those who want bragging rights to "having" something on the moon.

  3. Re:Proof he owns the moon. by KingOfTheMoon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I will suffer no claims to my throne.

  4. Re:I was there, I saw the whole thing. by linzeal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sounds like Wisconsin on St Pat's day are you sure you aren't just drunk in the Midwest again?

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  5. Re:Proof he owns the moon. by PakProtector · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude, he's Lord British.

    Lord British.

    I think he can do whatever he wants.

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  6. Re:Proof he owns the moon. by radtea · · Score: 4, Funny

    As of 10/06/03, I hate COBOL developers

    As of the 10th of June 1903 you hate COBOL developers?

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  7. Re:Look Closer by c6gunner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Further observation reveals a parking ticket and booted wheel. With time elapsed, the fine comes to 100 million quatloos.

    Here are your messages:

    'You have thirty minutes to move your lunar rover.'
    'You have ten minutes to move your rover.'
    'Your rover has been impounded.'
    'Your rover has been crushed into a cube.'
    'You have thirty minutes to move your cube.'

  8. Russians are smart people by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not only do they get rid of their junk by sending it off world, they also find someone dumb enough to pay for it.

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  9. Re:Proof he owns the moon. by siloko · · Score: 4, Funny

    your comment is so full of awesome i just burnt my dictionary.

  10. Loved UO by caywen · · Score: 3, Funny

    You notice your lunar rover is missing.

    GUARDS!!

    *whack*

  11. Re:...what? by Peter+Bortas · · Score: 3, Funny

    And we travel in packs.