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Crashed Into Granite Peak (Utah)

September 11 2004 at 4:43 PM		roger  (Login dipper)
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Response to craft suffered from 'negative chute'.
 

Spinning out of control, the capsule impacted the ground at a 193 miles per hour (311 kilometers per hour). The crash occurred near Granite Peak on a remote portion of the range. No people or structures were anywhere near the area.
http://www.space.com/news/genesis_opened_040909.html
http://topozone.com/viewmaps.asp?method=place&placename=granite+peak&statefips=49

 
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