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Old 12-April-2006, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by antoniseb
In 45 years, the Opportunity Rover will be getting near a really big crater
The Rosetta probe will be making another pass near the Sun
The Neptune Orbiter will be near the end of its useful life
The Interstellar Probe will be 500 AU from the Sun

I don't know. this is quick speculation. I may give this some more thought over the evening.
You have a good point there Ant. We continue to make stunning progress with automatic probes. Maybe this will be the way of the mid 21st century, excellent planetary research with this technique.
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