News About Beagle 2 |
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Mar 8 2004, 01:53 PM
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The Atmosphere at high altitude may have been to thin to slow Bealge 2 enough during the entry, article here:
"The Beagle 2 lander could have crashed into Mars because the atmosphere on the planet was less dense than expected. UK mission scientists told a London meeting the probe may simply have been going too fast for its parachute and airbags to bring about a soft landing. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3543295.stm |
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Mar 8 2004, 03:21 PM
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QUOTE The meeting was also told that an unidentified object could be seen in the image taken immediately after Beagle was ejected from its mothership, Mars Express, five days prior to the landing attempt. I'm assuming they are talking about the object just to the right of the ESA copyright in this picture. |
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