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#1 2003-11-28 14:19:41
- Rxke
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Re: Flare Damages Odyssey - One instrument shut down
Solar flares causing havoc not only around Earth....
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#2 2003-11-28 20:06:16
- Shaun Barrett
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Re: Flare Damages Odyssey - One instrument shut down
Ah well.
As long as nothing else goes wrong. I suppose we should be thankful it's not more serious.
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#3 2003-11-29 02:54:52
- Rxke
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Re: Flare Damages Odyssey - One instrument shut down
Odyssey has been a fantastic mission up until now. Hope it keeps functioning for a bit longer, though. It's a valuable asset for Mars exploration: as the article stated, it has still a critical mission to accomplish: data-relay for Beagle 2...
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#4 2003-11-29 09:49:52
- Palomar
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Re: Flare Damages Odyssey - One instrument shut down
it has still a critical mission to accomplish: data-relay for Beagle 2...
*Yes...and hopefully that portion of the mission will succeed despite the damage incurred.
The BBC really has excellent articles; I almost prefer their science coverage to Yahoo!
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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...
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