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Offline sam

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NASA mission asks why Mars has no atmosphere
« on: October 08, 2010, 04:56 »
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NASA this week gave the green light to a mission to Mars that will seek to understand why and how the red planet lost its atmosphere 3-4 billion years ago.

http://www.physorg.com/news205677490.html
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Re: NASA mission asks why Mars has no atmosphere
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2010, 14:02 »
Whenever these missions are launched, I always wonder if I will still be around to see the results.   :laugh:  I may stand a reasonable chance in this case.   ;D

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Re: NASA mission asks why Mars has no atmosphere
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2010, 14:31 »
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Re: NASA mission asks why Mars has no atmosphere
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2010, 21:33 »
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