MGS probably lost

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MGS probably lost

Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:04:34 PM #28814 Perm Link

The Mars Global Surveyor is still nowhere in sight.

http://space.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10638

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MGS may not have been in the field of view when the images were taken. Small influences, like the automatic firing of its attitude-control thrusters, may have pushed it into a slightly different orbit than the one it was last seen in.

The spacecraft's orientation is also unknown, and this affects how much sunlight it reflects and therefore how bright it is. As a result, it may be too dim to show up in the images.

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