As hopes dim, Rover to listen for silent Mars Global Surveyor

NASA plans to use the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover (MER) to listen for any signals from the silent Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) satellite, but hopes are dimming for regaining contact with the decade-old orbiter. "We believe that the prospect of recovery of MGS is not looking very good at all,"...

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