Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at red planet
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) placed itself in a highly elliptical orbit around the red planet with a 27-minute engine burn on March 10, successfully passing the riskiest milestone in its mission. The Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft traveled about 500 million kilometers (310 million...
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