As reported by “Interfax” in the search team, “scientific satellite National Aerospace Agency of the US Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) carried out a survey of the Martian surface at the request of Russian space exploration enthusiasts who are searching for Soviet research station” Mars 6 “».
Note that the automatic interplanetary station “Mars 6″ landed on the Red Planet March 12, 1974, but the relationship with the unit was interrupted at the stage of reduction.
MRO discovered the approximate location of landing “Mars-6″ a few years ago. A group of enthusiasts tried to locate on the available pictures crashed module. In 2013, he managed to find a way station “Mars-3″ (finding was confirmed by NASA), but this time the searches were unsuccessful.
Then the Russian enthusiasts turned to NASA with a request to make additional images of the surface of the Red the planet.
The researchers noted that “help NASA ?? real evidence that in space science and cooperation continues, despite all the political differences between states ».
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