probe Maven (Evolution Mission Mars Atmospheric and Volatile) spacecraft has successfully managed to enter Mars orbit after a 10 months and 442,000 kilometers, as confirmed on Sunday the directors of the Mission.
“Congratulations, Maven is now in the orbit of Mars,” the agency reported American space through your web page. In the center of mission operations near the city of Denver (United States), the news was received with applause.
The spacecraft-the size of a bus- executed a crucial ignition engine once located in the vicinity of Mars to perform the connection procedure, which lasted just over 33 minutes expected. Now tornoa orbits the Red Planet, ready to solve the mysteries of his armósfera.
This milestone marks the culmination of 11 years of concept and Maven development , which, once it has made it to its destination, preparing for science phase of the mission, which will investigate Mars than any other spacecraft above. ‘We are the first mission dedicated to the observation of the upper atmosphere of Mars and how it interacts with the Sun and the solar wind, “he explained after the Maven release for eleven months ago-principal investigator Bruce Jakosky.
These observations will help scientists determine the amount of gas in the Martian atmosphere has been lost in space over time and whether the planet has driven that loss.
In addition, throughout the project, the team conducted six maneuvers to move the ship into orbit, which will produce an image of the planet as “never before had seen ‘as said Jakosky.
So, the NASA probe will be the first “dive” by the tenuous upper part of the atmosphere of the planet, which will increase knowledge about the history of the Martian climate, the presence of liquid water, and planetary habitability for microbes. This mission has a total cost of 671 million euros.
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