[FPSPACE] Zond 2 - did it have a lander for Mars?

[Geert Sassen]

Thanks a lot Paolo for these additional details, I will add them to my
archive, the most info I have on Zond 2 is from your own book so I don't
have anything to add to it!

Still, without wishing to cast any doubt on all sources, it remains weird
why this particular trajectory was selected for Zond 2, causing it to arrive
at Mars almost a month after Mariner 4. It has been stated that Zond 3 was
originally also destined for Mars, but missed its launch window. Can it be
that both probes were in fact so far delayed that given launchmass and other
constraints this slow trajectory was the only remaining option?

Regards,

Geert.
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Geert Sassen
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