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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: 15 key milestones to celebrate 15 years in space – Space.com
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched from Earth 15 years ago. Here are some of the spacecraft’s most fascinating discoveries.
On Aug. 12, 2005, NASA launched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on top of an Atlas V rocket. After more than a decade in space, MRO has proven to be one of NASAs most industrious Martian orbiters, having mapped the Red Planet in remarkable detail. To commemorate its 15th anniversary of being in space, here are 15 memorable milestones from this incredible mission.
1. March 24, 2007: MRO captures an image of the Nili Fossae region
The Nili Fossae Trough was one of s…
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