NASA Selects 10 Investigations for 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Posted by tourdemars to Reconnaissance Orbiter at November 9, 2001 12:00 PM

NASA today announced the selection of 10 scientific investigations as part of the 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. The 2005 mission will carry six primary instruments that will greatly enhance the search for evidence of water, take images of objects about the size of a beach ball, and search for future landing sites on the martian surface. The investigations selected include two principal investigator instrument investigations and eight facility team leader or member investigations.