The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is expected to launch in August 2005, arrive at Mars in March 2006, and begin the primary science phase in November 2006. MRO will carry a suite of remote-sensing instruments and is designed to routinely point off-nadir to precisely target locations on Mars for high-resolution observations. The mission will have a much higher data return than any previous planetary mission, with 34 Tbits of returned data expected in the first Mars year in the mapping orbit (255 times 320 km).
MRO's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE): Polar Science Expectations
2003
6 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Astronomy & Astrophysics , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Imaging , Polar regions , Mars (Planet) , Landing sites , Safety , Trafficability , Ice sheets , Seasonal change monitoring , Carbon dioxide inventory , Craters , Age constraints , Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) , Mid-latitude gullies , Vastitas Borealis Formation , Eolian activity