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Mars 2022 orbiter

Mars 2022 orbiter
Mars 2022 orbiter NASA is considering a range of options for an early 2020s orbiter to replace the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) currently at Mars. At a minimum, the new orbiter would act as a communications relay for future landed missions. In the most expansive scenario, the new orbiter would carry a much larger payload than any spacecraft has done in the past to Mars. NASA