lane@cs.dal.ca (John Wright/Dr. Pat Lane) (07/24/89)
I caught a bit on the CBC news a few weeks ago about a recent U.S.S.R. probe
to Mars - sorry I don't remember the name. Apparently the probe suddenly
went dead as it entered the planet's orbit. According to the news piece,
the Russians have been very closed mouthed about what happened to the probe
but have made comments about something "extaordinary" which "shouldn't have
been there". They have refused to release the final pictures taken by the
craft which apparently sparked these comments but were planning to show
them at an upcoming scientific conference. There was no mention of this
being evidence of life on Mars or of alien life but that seemed to be the
suggestion of the piece.
Does anyone have any details or further knowledge about this?
PS. I don't normally read these groups so sorry if this has already been
discussed and sorry about the cross-posting.
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