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HiRISE Survives Close Encounter with Comet

We thank all the HiRISE/MRO/JPL engineers, uplink folks and everyone else who helped keep us safe. pic.twitter.com/rU9e1PuXZr— HiRISE (@HiRISE) October 19, 2014 It appears that that the UA’s HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter survived this weekend’s brush with comet Siding Spring and will be sending back some photos soon. Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy […]

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