Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter makes it to Mars
The largest and most powerful tool for learning about Mars has just arrived in orbit around that planet. the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has the largest camera ever sent to another planet (HiRISE), a hyperspectral instrument (Crism), and a sounding radar (SHARAD) all of which will send back incredible amounts of data about the red planet. Indeed, it is expected that this one mission will send back 10 times more data than all the other missions to Mars (past and present) combined. The next few years are going to bring some incredible discoveries. Congratulations to the whole MRO team!
Check out the news story or go straight to the source at JPL's MRO website.
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Nick spake from the ether on July 27, 2007 09:58 AM to say:
Amazing Hi res pics from the MRO.
Cool! Thanks