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Space news: Three spacecraft approaching Mars – 7NEWS.com.au
After hurtling hundreds of millions of kilometres through space since July last year, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes.
After hurtling hundreds of millions of kilometres through space since July last year, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars.
The stakes – and anxiety – are sky high.
The United Arab Emirates orbiter reaches Mars on Tuesday followed less than 24 hours later by Chinas orbiter-rover combo.
A US-built rover will arrive on the scene a week later, on February 18, to collect rocks for return to earth – a key step in determining whether life ever existed at Mars.
Both the UAE and China…
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