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What about having a MER already on the ground and near the impact site.

REB — 1/27/2006 7:34:18 PM (archived)

The odds of the impact device hitting the MER would be low.

The MER could get some pictures of the impact, and then go study the site.

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Earth attacks: Launching giant copper slugs into Mars' volatile deposits?!? - et - 1/27/2006 2:00:36 AM
- It would be moronic to do this without first placing seismometers on the surface - nick hoffman - 1/27/2006 7:08:57 AM
  - doubles the cost, more or less (n/t) - alcaray - 1/27/2006 3:52:41 PM
    - Seismometers or the NASA feudal system? (n/t) - et - 1/27/2006 5:48:24 PM
      - Adding a lander to the project. - alcaray - 1/27/2006 6:01:24 PM
        
        It clearly needs a network - nick hoffman - 1/28/2006 8:48:16 AM
        
        What about having a MER already on the ground and near the impact site. - REB - 1/27/2006 7:34:18 PM
        
        Nice idea, but... - ljk - 1/27/2006 9:21:57 PM
        
        re: Nice idea, but... - REB - 1/27/2006 10:32:28 PM
- re: Earth attacks: Launching giant copper slugs into Mars' volatile deposits?!? - Greg - 1/27/2006 5:32:31 AM
  - New strategies to detect life on Mars - ljk - 1/31/2006 8:19:41 PM

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