Anniversary Party for Odyssey at Mars

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Odyssey at January 11, 2004 12:00 PM

As we celebrate Spirit's success, another of our robotic friends is celebrating an anniversary of sorts. Last week, NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter reached an important milestone: a full Mars year (687 Earth days) of science mapping. "Before you send any landers to Mars, you want to look at the planet as a whole. We call that 'global reconnaissance,'" said Bob Mase, Odyssey Mission Manager.