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Wednesday, 07 September 2005

>ring puzzles
New information from the Cassini mission reveals that Saturn’s rings are moving and changing much more quickly than scientists imagined, according to a recent Associated Press report.
Parts of the innermost ring have grown dimmer since Voyager flew by in 1981, and a piece of the D ring has moved 125 miles closer to Saturn itself.

>Mars Global Surveyor takes a nap
The Mars Global Surveyor has switched into “safe mode,” shutting off its science instruments but maintaining basic functions and communication with Earth, according to a recent BBC report. This follows a month of switching back and forth between the craft’s primary and back-up computers.
Scientists are unsure of the cause of the craft’s technical problems, but they hope to get it fully functional in time for it to take pictures of the Mars Polar Lander crash site sometime next week. The next opportunity to take these pictures is two years away.

 
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