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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Aerobraking
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Aerobraking
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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December 10, 2003
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter dips into the thin martian atmosphere to adjust its orbit in this artist's concept illustration.
NASA plans to launch this multipurpose spacecraft in August 2005 for arrival at Mars in March 2006. The plans call for controlled use of atmospheric friction in a process called aerobraking for about six months after arrival to change the initial, very elongated orbit into a rounder shape optimal for science operations.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is designed to advance our understanding of Mars through detailed observation, to examine potential landing sites for future surface missions and to provide a high-data-rate communications relay for those missions.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for the NASA Office of Space Science, Washington. JPL's main industrial partner in the project, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, Colo., is building the spacecraft.
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December 10, 2003
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter dips into the thin martian atmosphere to adjust its orbit in this artist's concept illustration.
NASA plans to launch this multipurpose spacecraft in August 2005 for arrival at Mars in March 2006. The plans call for controlled use of atmospheric friction in a process called aerobraking for about six months after arrival to change the initial, very elongated orbit into a rounder shape optimal for science operations.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is designed to advance our understanding of Mars through detailed observation, to examine potential landing sites for future surface missions and to provide a high-data-rate communications relay for those missions.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for the NASA Office of Space Science, Washington. JPL's main industrial partner in the project, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, Colo., is building the spacecraft.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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JPL/NASA
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JPL/NASA
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Produced By:
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JPL
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JPL
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Mission:
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Spacecraft:
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Product Size:
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7000 samples x 5444 lines
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7000 samples x 5444 lines
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Mars
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Mars
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MRO
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MRO
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Denver
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Denver
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Mars
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Mars
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California
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Washington
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Washington
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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March 2006
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March 2006
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August 2005
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August 2005
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December 10, 2003
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December 10, 2003
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2003
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2003
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2005
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2006
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2006
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Image #:
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PIA04917
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04917
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04917
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