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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.

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Eric  De Jong
Eric De Jong
Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences
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Benjamin T. Greenhagen
Benjamin T. Greenhagen
Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences
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Paul  Hayne
Paul Hayne
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Tamara  McDunn
Tamara McDunn
Earth and Planetary Atmospheres
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Daniel  Nunes
Daniel Nunes
Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences
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Sylvain  Piqueux
Sylvain Piqueux
Earth and Planetary Atmospheres
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Richard  Zurek
Richard Zurek
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Chief Scientist Mars Program Office, Project Scientist, MRO
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Suzanne  Smrekar
Suzanne Smrekar
Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences
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Wedad  Abdou
Wedad Abdou
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David Kass
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Armin Kleinboehl
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Tim  Schofield
Tim Schofield
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James  Shirley
James Shirley
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