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  •  APOD: 2009 July 5 - Genesis Missions Hard Impact

    From the page: "So far, discoveries include new details about the... effects of the solar wind on unprotected material. " Yeah, who'd have thought that solar wind would make parachutes go all angsty on us.

    Reviewed by icn Jul 05, 12:42am ( 3 reviews ) nasa.gov

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  • Rated by barryr666 on Jul 14, 1:46am

    Daily images from NASA with various links for further information on each subject
  • Rated by DavidJohns on Jul 05, 11:24pm

    The unexpectedly hard landing at over 300 kilometers per hour occurred because the parachutes did not open as planned.
  • Rated by icn on Jul 05, 12:42am

    From the page: "So far, discoveries include new details about the... effects of the solar wind on unprotected material. " Yeah, who'd have thought that solar wind would make parachutes go all angsty on us.