| Mars Odyssey |
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| 2001 Mars Odyssey is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort
of robotic exploration of the red planet. The opportunity to go to Mars comes
around every 26 months, when the alignment of Earth and Mars in their orbits
around the sun allows spacecraft to travel between the two planets with the
least amount of energy. 2001 Mars Odyssey is scheduled to launch on April 7, 2001,
with arrival at Mars in October 24, 2001.
Odyssey's primary science mission will take place January, 2002 through July, 2004.
For the first time, the mission will map the amount and distribution of chemical
elements and minerals that make up the Martian surface. The spacecraft will
especially look for hydrogen, most likely in the form of water ice, in the
shallow subsurface of Mars. It will also record the radiation environment in low
Mars orbit to determine the radiation-related risk to any future human explorers
who may one day go to Mars. |
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| Name: |
Mars Odyssey |
| ID: |
2423 |
| Category: |
Space |
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MDL File
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472 KB
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0 |
| Submitted: |
8/17/05 |
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More information about this file can be found at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/odyssey/overview/index.html
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