MRO - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

NASA launched a multipurpose spacecraft named Mars Re-connaissance Orbiter on Aug. 12, 2005 to advance our under-standing of Mars through detailed observation, to examine po-tential landing sites for future surface missions and to provide a high-data-rate communications relay for those missions. Scientists are using the spacecraft to study the surface, monitor the atmosphere, and probe underground, all to gain better knowledge of the distribution and history of Mars' water, whether frozen, liquid or vapor.

Links

• MRO Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project Website

People

Ralph Milliken Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences Read More >>		Richard Zurek MRO Project Scientist Read More >>
Suzanne Smrekar Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences MRO Deputy Project Scientist Read More >>		Wedad Abdou Earth and Planetary Atmospheres Read More >>
Candice Hansen Planetary Ices Read More >>		David Kass Earth and Planetary Atmospheres Read More >>
Armin Kleinboehl Earth and Planetary Atmospheres Read More >>		Tim Schofield Earth and Planetary Atmospheres Read More >>
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