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Gamble of a lifetime for space odyssey to Titan |
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Written by Robin McKie
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Sunday, 28 November 2004 |
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In a few weeks, after a seven-year journey across the solar system, a robot spacecraft bristling with British instruments will plunge into the atmosphere of the mysterious, methane-shrouded world of Titan. The mission is one of the most ambitious ever undertaken by space engineers. If successful, it will provide precious information about a world regarded as a remote, frozen version of early Earth and could lead to new understanding about life's evolution on our planet.
Continue story @ http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1361285,00.html
Source: Guardian Unlimited
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