NASA Concludes MAVEN Orbiter Mission After 11 Years Studying Mars' Atmosphere

NASA has officially ended its MAVEN orbiter mission after it became unrecoverable due to a high rotation rate that drained its batteries. The spacecraft, which collected atmospheric data from Mars for over a decade, lost communication on December 6th.

By Stevie Bonifield · The Verge ·

NASA Concludes MAVEN Orbiter Mission After 11 Years Studying Mars' Atmosphere

Topics: Mars MAVEN mission NASA

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