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Old 11-September-2005, 11:53 AM
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Default Martian Crater Could Have Swallowed Beagle 2

SUMMARY: Lord Sainsbury, the UK Minister of Science and Technology reinforced today that they haven't given up hope on Beagle 2, and continue to be optimistic that the lander will be found. A "tiger team" of engineers and scientists are working through all the scenarios that could help to explain what's wrong with Beagle 2 (other than it's all smashed up on the Martian surface). One theory is that the lander might have fallen into a kilometre-sized crater which was in the landing zone; although, the chances of this happening are pretty remote.

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