January 9th, 2004, 01:52 PM
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Re: What? No talk about the Mars Rover?
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Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
I was thinking, if they had a permanent satalite in orbit around mars, the future landers could save on payload by using it as a relay to send info back to earth. That way they wouldn't need such big bulky transmitters. The space could be used for more scientific equipment.
Just a thought, Cheers! 
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They're two satellites in permanent orbit of mars, they are the Global Surveyor and a weather satellite. |