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Celebrate Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Views From Above – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Marking its 15th anniversary since launch, one of the oldest spacecraft at the Red Planet has provided glimpses of dust devils, avalanches, and more.
Marking its 15th anniversary since launch, one of the oldest spacecraft at the Red Planet has provided glimpses of dust devils, avalanches, and more.
Since leaving Earth 15 years ago, NASA’s Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter has reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet. The
veteran spacecraft studies temperatures in Mars’ thin atmosphere, peers
underground with radar, and detects minerals on the planet’s surface. But
perhaps what it’s become best known for are stunning images.
Among its inst…
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