re: I wish they would also look for the Soviet Mars landers 2, 3, and 6

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Doug Ellison — 5/3/2005 6:16:20 PM (archived)

The problem with the Russian landers is simple...

We have no idea where they are.

I mean sure, we've got a lat and long accurate to about one degree - but that's an ENORMOUS ammount of real estate on mars to image at 1.5m/pixel, or even .5m/pixel downtrack.

Not to mention the fact that 30+ years on, I'd be amazed if anything left was anything other than very VERy covered in dust.

Beagle 2, MPL, and perhaps MPL's heatshield, backshell and chute (not imaged yet) - are findable (if there at all)

Doug

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Looking for the Polar Lander - Tom Brosz - 5/3/2005 4:14:24 PM
- good to hear - Daniel - 5/4/2005 10:06:09 AM
  - re: good to hear - Doug Ellison - 5/4/2005 11:15:53 AM
    - in that case . - Daniel - 5/4/2005 1:33:54 PM
      - re: in that case . - Doug Ellison - 5/4/2005 1:45:16 PM
        
        didn't know that about MSSS - Daniel - 5/4/2005 2:58:07 PM
        
        re: didn't know that about MSSS - Doug Ellison - 5/4/2005 3:03:48 PM
- I wish they would also look for the Soviet Mars landers 2, 3, and 6 - ljk - 5/3/2005 5:29:02 PM
  - re: I wish they would also look for the Soviet Mars landers 2, 3, and 6 - Doug Ellison - 5/3/2005 6:16:20 PM
    - I wouldn't be too hasty about the dust. - Tom Brosz - 5/4/2005 12:36:26 AM
      - re:Wheel tracks - Raoul - 5/4/2005 5:34:53 AM
  - re: And Beagle 2 (n/t) - Raoul - 5/3/2005 5:47:55 PM
    - And the Face on Mars. - Tom Brosz - 5/4/2005 12:33:51 AM

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