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India, US preparing satellites to probe Martian atmosphere

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Two new science satellites are being prepared to join a fleet of robotic Mars probes to help determine why the planet most like Earth in the solar system ended up so different.

 

India's Mars Orbiter Mission, the country's first interplanetary foray, is due to blast off on Nov. 5 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. (Reuters)

 

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