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Bright object misdirects Mariner 9 navigation probe
An extremely bright object in deep space fooled Mariner 9’s navigation, causing a wrong pointing. After 47 minutes, project controllers issued new commands and Mars TV images resumed. The bright object, over 100 times Canopus, may have been Phobos or Mars itself. Dust storm on Mars slowly subsiding with unclear return to clear skies in two weeks to two months.
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