Saturday, 20 June 2015

Veteran NASA Spacecraft Nears 60,000th Lap Around Mars, No Pit Stops

Gale Crater's Surface Materials

NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft will reach a major milestone June 23, when it completes its 60,000th orbit since arriving at the Red Planet in 2001.





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