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Subj: Spirit to Visit Mars
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.01 From AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD. June 15, 2003
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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After 2 delays due to weather, the Mars rover Spirit launched on a
Delta 2 rocket at 1:58 p.m. Tuesday, June 10th from Launch Pad 17A at
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Half of an $800-million Mars Exploration Rovers team, Spirit will
embark on hunts for signs of water. Spirit's landing site, Gusev
Crater, is thought to have held a gigantic lake.
The next generation of Mars robots will hunt for hints of carbon. Both
carbon and water are important signs of life.
Spirit's 7 month journey should end on the red planet on January 4,
2004.
[ANS thanks Florida Today for the above information.]
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