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 KarenAK rated 5 months ago -
I don't think they will find "life", but it should be interesting nonetheless
Nasa life-hunter closes in on Mars
A spaceship capable of detecting the first signs of life on Mars was this weekend being prepared for the final course corrections before its touchdown o...
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- KarenAK rated 5 months ago
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I don't think they will find "life", but it should be interesting nonetheless
Nasa life-hunter closes in on Mars
A spaceship capable of detecting the first signs of life on Mars was this weekend being prepared for the final course corrections before its touchdown on the red planet.
Nasa's Mars Phoenix lander has travelled 420m miles and now has just 2m miles and a few final course adjustments to go before it reaches Vastitas Borealis near the Martian north pole on May 25.
The site was chosen after months of careful prospecting by spacecraft such as Mars Odyssey, which used a gamma ray spectrometer to see if there was water underneath.
Alhough the mission is run by Nasa, British scientists have been closely involved in many key instruments for the most sophisticated science package sent to Mars.
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