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Silver Back

Member Since: 11 Jun 2015
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 405

1998 Defender 110 300 Tdi HT Coniston Green

Rover

I don't recognise this particular Light Weight.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56119931

I wonder if puddles of oil can be seen on satellite images.

19th Feb 2021 9:52am

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5163

Give it time

I watched the full lot, and nasa were well on edge were they not. They did a stack of sims and then 7 mins for the real thing. Be interesting to see what they do find, Mars does have some history, we just need to find it. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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19th Feb 2021 5:03pm

Steve_overland

Member Since: 14 Oct 2018
Location: Gaydon
Posts: 290

1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi HT Chawton White

I think NASA should hang their heads in shame, should not be allowed to call it Rover, we wanted a simple vehicle to land on Mars and they used all that technology surely it would have been more reliable to have a ladder chassis, with a Diesel engine on coil springs, so much tech to go wrong, it’s not good for expeditions and travel... so so angry!!!!

@steve_overland on Insta.
110 expedition vehicle with pop roof

19th Feb 2021 7:07pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

This is a very cool photo taken during the landing:

Click image to enlarge Darren

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19th Feb 2021 9:07pm

lohr500

Member Since: 14 Sep 2014
Location: Skipton
Posts: 1316

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

And great to hear that a Devon company made the all important parachute

19th Feb 2021 9:16pm

Muddybigdog

Member Since: 11 Apr 2014
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 1017

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

It’s the most masks I have seen people wearing in a picture from the USA Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold
D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold)
Freelander 2 HSE - Sold
Freelander 1 - Sold
Disco 2 - Sold

19th Feb 2021 10:07pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Fantastic video of the landing released yesterday:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-56159376 Darren

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23rd Feb 2021 7:16am

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