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----- Original Message ----- From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 5:33 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Mission to Mars: Risky Business http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1249.html The Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, will claim a place in history as tremendous successes. But to get the rovers ready for launch, mission team members had to push themselves to their limits. MER Principal Investigator Steve Squyres explains how they handled the challenge. Charged Up Saturn http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1248.html Saturn has an unusual magnetic environment, which acts as a planetary electrical transformer. The instrument measuring the charged Saturn on Cassini has already found a plasma between what previously was just thought to be a ring gap. Emoticons Invade Mars http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1247.html The Mars Global Surveyor released the latest glyph image that appears to evoke the kinds of communication in rock formations that has become famous among Mars' watchers on the internet. But there is a serious side to interpreting remote sensing data, and shadow is not always one's ally. Fault Tree for Genesis http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1246.html By November, the Genesis Mishap Board will issue its report on the impact of the solar wind collecting probe. The investigation so far has focused on the parachute deployment and whether the probe detected the re-entry using gravity sensors. Monday, October 18 ------------------------ For more astrobiology news, visit http://www.astrobio.net To unsubscribe, send subject UNSUBSCRIBE to [EMAIL PROTECTED]