China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo 1, arrives in Russia for launch

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Socrates II — 8/6/2009 5:50:40 PM (archived)

News article here:

http://english.cri.cn/6909/2009/08/06/2001s507109.htm

I wonder how many readers will assume that photo of a helicopter is
what the Chinese Mars orbiter looks like?

And in their list of nations which have sent probes to Mars, they forgot
Nozomi from Japan, even if it didn't quite make it all the way to the
Red Planet. I wonder if that was on purpose?

Nozomi did flyby Mars and it is still functioning in solar orbit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozomi_(probe)

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- from the link: MSL to be "lowered on a bridal" - pwokenyaw - 8/7/2009 12:35:48 AM
- Sample return - TB - 8/6/2009 2:54:40 PM
  - The Soviets wrecked their Mars program trying to outdo Viking with a sample return mission - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 4:18:36 PM
    - China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo 1, arrives in Russia for launch - Socrates II - 8/6/2009 5:50:40 PM
      - re: China's first Mars probe, Yinghuo 1, arrives in Russia for launch - pwokenyaw - 8/7/2009 12:55:23 AM

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