Mars Expeditionary Rovers (AW&ST Jan. 2, p. 77)
A Jan. 2 article on the reentry of the Stardust capsule (p. 77) incorrectly identified the thermal protection system for the Mars Expeditionary Rovers. It is Silicon-Impregnated Reducible Ceramic Ablator that was developed at Ames Research Center. The story also gave an incorrect post-mission orbit...
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