Russians try to save Mars moon probe

Thursday, November 10, 2011

MOSCOW -- A Russian spacecraft on its way to Mars with 12 tons of toxic fuel is stuck circling the wrong planet: ours. And it could come crashing back to Earth in a couple of weeks if engineers can't coax it back on track.

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