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Mars Express: Not Always in Touch

Caption: This is an artist's impression of Mars Express. The spacecraft left Earth for Mars on June 2, 2003. It reached its destination after a six-month journey, and has been investigating the planet since early 2004.

Credit: Credits: ESA - D. Ducros

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