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The Phobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1 Mars missions, launched together on 8 November at 20:16 UT (3:16 p.m. EST), fell back to Earth on 15 January at approximately 17:45 UT (12:45 EST). The fragments are reported to have all fallen into the Pacific Ocean.
The twin GRAIL spacecraft successfully completed their respective insertion burns and entered orbit around the Moon, GRAIL-A on 31 December 2011 at 22:00 UT (5:00 p.m. EST) and GRAIL-B on 1 January 2012 at 22:43 UT (5:43 p.m. EST). For more, see the NASA Press Release
The Mars Science Laboratory "Curiosity" rover launched successfully on November 26 at 15:02 UT (10:02 EST). The spacecraft will reach Mars in August 2012. For more, see the NASA Press Release
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