Wreckage Of Beagle 2 Found? |
Wreckage Of Beagle 2 Found? |
Dec 20 2005, 01:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 91 |
Wreckage of Beagle found scattered in Mars crater
Talk about being unlucky assuming this is confirmed. |
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Dec 21 2005, 10:35 PM
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It was originaly suspected that the crater visible in these images might have been produced by Beagle 2 impacting the surface at very high speed, not that Beagle 2 may have come down IN the pre-existing crater itself. The former scenario is the one discounted by MSSS.
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Dec 21 2005, 10:44 PM
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QUOTE (Sunspot @ Dec 21 2005, 02:35 PM) The crater was clearly too large to have been created by the Beagle impact, as noted on the MSSS page. I think we would have been open to the possibility that Beagle was inside a pre-existing crater, had the image supported that interpretation. There are many craters in the search area that have dark sand in them; it's not at all unusual. This is, of course, not an official MSSS statement, but I don't think anyone here would argue with it. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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