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"NASA's greatest clanger", terrible pun
imipak
post Oct 24 2008, 02:39 PM
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Readers of a certain age who grew up in the UK may enjoy this Register story about a documentary on some unusual crater forms...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/24/we...eoo_woooeeeooo/



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post Oct 25 2008, 02:48 PM
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The best kind. Whilst googling just now, the very first hit on YouTube turns out to be more on-topic for UMSF than I'd expected... A probe from Earth lands on the Clangers' planet, and - well, I won't spoil it, suffice to say that was made in 1968! I doubt there were even concept plans for Viking back then. I knew Oliver Postgate was a genius, but that's just plain spooky..! blink.gif

(Edit - it's 9m 30s long.)
(Edit again - I can't resist one last link! http://www.stuffucanuse.com/fake_moon_land...on_landings.htm ... )


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- imipak   "NASA's greatest clanger"   Oct 24 2008, 02:39 PM
- - Stu   Ah, very happy memories... For a while The Clang...   Oct 24 2008, 03:05 PM
- - Enceladus75   What were the Clangers? Were they a TV show of som...   Oct 25 2008, 09:52 AM
- - imipak   The best kind. Whilst googling just now, the very ...   Oct 25 2008, 02:48 PM

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