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Space/Science » in reply to Mariner X, Pioneer Venus...

No, I want landers and balloons

Socrates II — 4/13/2009 3:24:15 AM (archived)

And surface sample return missions. I don't know how long a rover would last there,
which is why I suggest the balloon probes.

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The whole thread (9 posts)

"Missiles, Moonprobes, and Megaparsecs" - by Willie Ley - Bowser - 4/9/2009 3:47:43 AM
- A related item - Socrates II - 4/9/2009 6:20:02 PM
  - Ernst Opik and Mars... - Adam - 4/11/2009 3:41:00 AM
    - Knowledge of Venus as a hot place... - Socrates II - 4/11/2009 1:32:43 PM
      - Mariner X, Pioneer Venus... - Adam - 4/12/2009 9:06:15 AM
        
        No, I want landers and balloons - Socrates II - 4/13/2009 3:24:15 AM
        
        Quite a while potentially - Adam - 4/15/2009 10:12:43 AM
  - Interesting. Especially atmosphere. - Bowser - 4/9/2009 10:26:29 PM
    - Mars? - Adam - 4/11/2009 3:28:05 AM

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