June 23, 2015: 60,000 orbits for Mars Odyssey

NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft completed its 60,000th orbit of the Red Planet on June 23, 2015. When Odyssey launched in April 2001 with a goal of better understanding Mars’ environment, the Red Planet was generally thought to be dry, barren world; the mission transformed our understanding, discovering widespread subsurface water ice. Its continuous observations haveContinue reading "June 23, 2015: 60,000 orbits for Mars Odyssey" The post June 23, 2015: 60,000 orbits for Mars Odyssey appeared