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Odyssey Arriving at Mars Tonight

Posted by michael on from the home-from-the-wars dept.

moloader writes: "Odyssey will arrive at Mars on October 24, 2001, 0230 Universal Time (October 23, 7:30pm PDT/ 10:30pm EDT). As it nears its closest point to the planet over the northern hemisphere, the spacecraft will fire its 640-newton main engine for approximately 19.7 minutes to allow itself to be captured into an elliptical, or looping, orbit about 20 hours long. Go Mars!"

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  1. Dust Storm by msheppard · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The Dust Storm which can dramatically change the height and density of the atmosphere, are a particular concern during aerobraking.

    A great article on the whole procedure is at this link.

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