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Old 09-08-2004, 05:28 AM
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The Genesis probe, which left Earth in 2001 to gather particles blown off the Sun, is scheduled to eject a capsule containing its cargo today.

The reentry vehicle should fall over Utah, and pilots are to snatch the parachute in midair to prevent the capsule hitting the ground.

Scientists hope the particles of solar wind can tell them about the evolution of the Sun and the planets.
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