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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Arrives

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Arrives
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Arrives Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has arrived! This powerful spacecraft is capable of returning 10 times as much data as all previous Mars missions combined. Because every new look at the Red Planet has been full of surprises, our view of this neighboring world is in for some dramatic changes. This image of the Acidalia/Mare Erythraeum face of Mars was compiled from images taken by Mars Global Surveyor’s Mars Orbiter Camera in January 2005. NASA / JPL-Caltech / Malin Space Science Systems