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NASA Ends MAVEN Mars Orbiter After 11-Year Run

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Source: Gizmodo
NASA Ends MAVEN Mars Orbiter After 11-Year Run
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NASA has formally retired the MAVEN Mars orbiter after it went dark in December, declaring it unrecoverable; its 11-year data on atmospheric loss, sputtering, auroras, and solar-storm effects will inform future Mars exploration and crew safety, and it also served as a relay for rovers.

Topics:sciencespace#atmosphere#mars#maven#nasa#space
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  1. NASA Just Delivered the Mars Orbiter Update Nobody Wanted to Hear  Gizmodo
  2. NASA Says Goodbye to its Longtime Mars MAVEN Mission  The New York Times
  3. NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today  NASA (.gov)
  4. 'In an unrecoverable state': NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after orbital 'anomaly' behind Mars  Yahoo
  5. NASA declares end of mission for long-lasting Mars orbiter  CBS News

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