[extropy-chat] Mars probe marred

[Amara Graps]

Why is Mars so hard?
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/23/1

Selected articles about Mars spacecraft successes and failures
http://www.oasis-nss.org/articles/2000/00Sep.html

(and yes, the Soviet Space program experienced Venus eating
their spacecraft for lunch too...
http://www.vectorsite.net/taxpl_4.html)

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Amara Graps, PhD
Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario (IFSI)
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF),
Adjunct Assistant Professor Astronomy, AUR,
Roma, ITALIA     Amara.Graps at ifsi.rm.cnr.it