NASA’s longest-running mission to Mars, the Mars Odyssey orbiter, has reached a special milestone by completing its 100,000th orbit of the Red Planet since its launch in 2001. This remarkable achievement not only underscores the sustainability and success of the mission, but also highlights the significant scientific contributions the spacecraft has made over more than … Read more
NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft, the longest-running mission to Mars, today completed its 100,000th orbit around the Red Planet, the mission team announced in a press release. rack. To celebrate the milestone, the space agency has released an intricate panorama of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system; Odyssey captured the view in March. The … Read more
This infographic shows how much data and how many images NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has collected in its 23-year operation around the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s longest-lived Mars robot is about to reach a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since its launch 23 years ago. During that … Read more