Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:39:58 
 
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Nov 18, 1996 (Reuter) - After the troubled russian space probe
reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific ocean west of Chile,
U.S. President Clinton is now to begin his nine-day trip to
Australia, where the spacecraft had been expected to go down.
Clinton will later on meet with Chinese President Jiang Zemin,
also addressing nuclear proliferation.

Nov 17, 1996 (Reuter) - A russian Mars probe which had been
launched from Kazachstan on Saturday reentered atmosphere on
Sunday at 8:30 EST and parts crashed at 31 degrees South, 96.3
degrees West into the sea, while most of it may be burned. The
craft carried four little batteries, containing altogether 200
grams of plutonium. Concerns had risen that it could come down
in Australia, possibly spreading the plutonium over inhabited
areas. The Russian space agency however stated that the
canisters were designed to withstand great heat and great
stress on impact.