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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter nears Mars for water search and site scouting
After a seven month, 300 million mile voyage from Cape Canaveral the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will enter orbit March 10 and join Mars Global Surveyor Odyssey and ESA Mars Express. The 2200 pound orbiter carries six cameras radar and science gear to map the planet for water evidence and potential future human visits. It will reach a 160 to 200 mile high orbit after 27 minutes of thruster firing and a period of Earth blackout. The mission costs 720 million dollars over five years with NASA leading the effort.
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Washington
Mars
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
MRO
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Michael Meyer
NASA
Spirit
Opportunity
Doug McCuistion
Earth
Red Planet
Richard Zurek
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
European Space Agency