NASA says farewell to MAVEN Mars mission
The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission. The spacecraft was heard last on Dec. 6, when it experienced an unexpected loss of signal after it passed behind the Red Planet.
The MAVEN mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program portfolio. The mission’s principal investigator is based at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's (³¢´¡³§±Ê).Ìý
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