10,000 Orbits for Mars Odyssey

ToSeek · #1 (**permalink**) 24-May-2004, 05:34 PM

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Like a sweet, older sibling standing quietly to the side as the baby of the family gets all the "ooh's" and "aah's," the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has blended into the background noise of cheers for the Mars Exploration Rover discoveries. But Odyssey deserves her own praise and applause this Saturday as she reaches a major milestone. At 8:29 p.m. EDT (5:29 p.m. PDT) on May 22, 2004, Odyssey is scheduled to complete her 10,000th science mapping orbit around the red planet.

Andromeda321 · #2 (**permalink**) 24-May-2004, 06:11 PM

Yay! =D> =D> =D>
I agree, Odyssey tends to be shoved into the background nowadays in importance. However, it's important to remember that without data from the probe the success of the rovers wouldn't have been nearly as great. The same goes for Mars Global Surveyor.

Master258 · #3 (**permalink**) 24-May-2004, 07:02 PM

=D> Party at my House!!! =D>

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