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Rescue Mission Mystery Cache

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Buckandi: I went to visit this to do some maintenance, and was sad to see that the trail to this and another of my hides has been marked as "Private Property - No trespassing". I was able to retrieve the container and its contents, and I hope to find a good spot to recreate this cache to give R2D2 more chances to be rescued at some point in the future.

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Hidden : 1/3/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

NOTE: The cache IS NOT located at the above coordinates
(but they will take you to a good parking spot)!


Your help is urgently needed on a rescue mission. The fate of the galaxy is in your hands!


To help rescue R2-D2, begin by clicking on the picture below.

(Alert: You are about to download a file that contains background information about this cache, but there is no information in this video that is actually needed to solve the puzzle. As the cache owner, I represent that this file is safe to download although it has not been checked by Groundspeak or by the reviewer for possible malicious content. Download this file at your own risk.)


Click Here to Start!

Fortunately, R2-D2 has been able to determine that he is located on a small, mostly unoccupied planet in a remote galaxy whose largest star is Eta Carinae. He has broadcast the coordinates of the planet and his longitude and latitude on the planet in Droid in hopes that it might be heard by rebel forces. Click on R2-D2 to listen to the coordinates.

(Alert: You are about to download a file that contains further details that may (or may not) be helpful in finding this geocache. As the cache owner, I represent that this file is safe to download although it has not been checked by Groundspeak or by the reviewer for possible malicious content. Download this file at your own risk.)


Click Here Next!

In case the Droid coordinates could not be understood by potential rescuers, R2-D2 also sent out a visual image of his coordinates in Mandalorian. Since you are the first to receive the distress call, it is up to you to decipher the coordinates and rescue R2-D2 and the plans for the Death Star before the evil forces of the Empire can reach him.


Click Here Next!

Now, go and rescue R2 and save the galaxy!


(Note: This cache is intended to be fun for kids. If you are able to rescue R2-D2, please leave him just as you found him so that the next finder can have the same opportunity. There are some Star Wars goodies in the container for the first few rescuers.)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr uvag: Qba’g lbh xabj ubj gb pbhag va Znaqnybevna?

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)