Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted August 13, 2015 One Decade after Launch, Mars Orbiter Still Going Strong Ten years after launch, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revealed the Red Planet's diversity and activity, returning more data about Mars every week than the weekly total from all six other active Mars missions. And its work is far from over.The workhorse orbiter now plays a key role in NASA's Journey to Mars planning. Images from the orbiter, revealing details as small as a desk, aid the analysis of potential landing sites for the 2016 InSight lander and Mars 2020 rover. Data from the orbiter will also be used as part of NASA's newly announced process to examine and select candidate sites where humans will first explore the Martian surface in the 2030s. Read more... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalmoxis Posted August 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Good to know that the orbiter has survived for so long. Thanks for the link to the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 14, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Good to know that the orbiter has survived for so long. It's a comparative baby. NASA’s Mars Odyssey has been functioning in orbit around Mars since October 2001. Edited August 14, 2015 by Waspie_Dwarf Typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseCuster Posted August 14, 2015 #4 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Here's hoping for plenty more years and plenty more HiRISE pics from the orbiter. I love exploring those. Edited August 14, 2015 by JesseCuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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