Monday, 20 October 2014

NASA's MAVEN Studies Passing Comet and Its Effects

Illustration of the MAVEN Mars orbiter



NASA's newest orbiter at Mars, MAVEN, took precautions to avoid harm from a dust-spewing comet that flew near Mars today and is studying the flyby's effects on the Red Planet's atmosphere.










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