Mars Polar Lander crash site found?

Posted on Friday, May 06 2005 @ 15:03 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor shot a picture of what is possibly the landing site of the Mars Polar Lander which crashed on Mars in December 1999.

In a statement newly issued on the MSSS Mars Global Surveyor web site, the Mars Polar Lander (MPL) has been tentatively identified. Moreover, imagery taken suggests that the vehicle could be more-or-less intact, sitting in a south pole region of Mars, notes the MSSS web site.

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