Spotlight: If You Thought That Was a Close View of Mars, Just Wait

Posted by tourdemars to Reconnaissance Orbiter at September 23, 2003 12:00 PM

As Earth pulls away from Mars after last month's close approach, NASA is developing a spacecraft that will take advantage of the next close encounter in 2005. That spacecraft, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, will make a more comprehensive inspection of our planetary neighbor than any previous mission.