On 7 March 2013 07:19, Peter Loron wrote: > Yeesh! I knew Mars missions (especially landers) were statistically "hard= ", but I didn't realize the Russians have had so little success in that are= na. Seems a bit odd given their successes at Venus and Luna. USA are to Mars, USSR are to Venus ? :-) R --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .