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The Martian atmosphere & climate, and the 1999 Mars Climate
Surveyor mission
F.W. Taylor
(Clarendon
Laboratory, Oxford)
An experiment developed in the UK, USA and Russia to study the atmospheric
circulation, weather and climate on Mars is on its way to the red planet
following the successful launch of Mars Climate Surveyor on 11 December last
year. Arrival in Mars orbit is scheduled for 23rd September 1999. This talk
will describe the mission and the investigations to be carried out.
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