Mars probes to get close-up view of passing comet: Bob McDonald
Friday, October 17, 2014 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
Seven robotic probes around Mars will turn their cameras skyward this weekend as a comet makes an extremely close pass by the red planet, Bob McDonald writes.
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