[SJSAMPLE]

It would seem that British denial knows no end. They're still referring to it as the "landing" site.
Sure.

[longtermmemmory]

If this is all they have, then any possibility no matter how remote has to be explored.

Is it possible for an orbiting satelite to take a picture of the potential "splat" site? (is it possible they used the rejected rover parachutes?)

I think it would be just as important to know why it failed.

[Calvin Locke]

"My bet is that during the landing phase, one of the steps did not go as planned,"

If he's right, I hate it when that happens.

A step not going as planned, that is. Not the bet.