Science and Exploration

ScienceCasts: First Light for MAVEN

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
October 18, 2014
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ScienceCasts: First Light for MAVEN
ScienceCasts: First Light for MAVEN
NASA

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has reached Mars and it is beaming back “First Light” images of the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere. The data could help researchers understand what transformed Mars from a hospitable planet billions of years ago into a desiccated wasteland today.

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