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Mars Express in polar orbit
Paris, France - In January it will be ready to fly over "Beagle 2"
"Everything went well and Mars Express is now in polar orbit, that will allow it to overfly the planet between about 300 and 10.000 metres of height", has declared today in Paris Franco Bonacina, ESA's - European Space Agency - spokesman. The satellite is getting closer to the surface of the Red Planet, and after the last correction to perfect the orbit fixed for January 4th, it will be able to fly...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency