Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to aerobrake
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is two weeks into its six-month aerobraking phase, repeatedly dipping into Mars' atmosphere to circularize and lower its orbit. The Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft currently is flying in very elongated loops around Mars, according to NASA. Each orbit lasts about...
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