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Nasa announced a new mission to Mars

Roma, Italia - The red planet is coming nearer and nearer to the earth

Nasa announced a new mission to Mars is starting in the spring of 2004. The American space agency will launch Phoenix, a robot explorer whose target is to find water on martian surface. The launch will be effectuated after March 11, when the red planet reaches the nearest position to the earth: 55 milion of kilometres. Mars has never been so close to our planet for 60.000 years. The launch of Phoenix...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 48830
Rome, Italy, 08/06/2003 12:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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