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NASA: Mars Surveyor Was Doomed by Humans

By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer, Space & Earth science / Space Exploration
NASAs Mars Global Surveyor.
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor.

(AP) -- Human error triggered a cascade of events that caused the battery to fail on the Mars Global Surveyor last year, according to a preliminary report released Friday.



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