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When Will A Balloon Be Sent?
pioneer
post Jan 20 2005, 07:46 PM
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I've heard for some time of sending a balloon or blimp to Mars. Are they all just proposals or does NASA actually have a mission planned for one?
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post Jan 20 2005, 09:05 PM
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It's not an easy thing to do at mars - very little payload due to the thin atmosphere. Thre have been suggestions, but no actual firm plans

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- pioneer   When Will A Balloon Be Sent?   Jan 20 2005, 07:46 PM
- - djellison   It's not an easy thing to do at mars - very li...   Jan 20 2005, 09:05 PM
- - Sunspot   Don't forget the aeroplanes too....... http:/...   Jan 20 2005, 10:59 PM
- - ljk4-1   To quote: To survey areas of the planet that rema...   Jun 13 2006, 05:40 PM
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