NASA’s Mars MAVEN Needs Unusual Orbit To Study Atmosphere | Video

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission will study how the Mars’ atmosphere has changed over time, from a highly elliptical orbit peaking at more than 3800 miles from the surface.

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