Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter sends its first images of Mars
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) sent back its first pictures of the surface of the red planet on March 24 after arriving in orbit March 10. MRO pointed three cameras at Mars late on March 23 while the Lockheed Martin-built spacecraft was collecting engineering test data. The cameras are the...
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