Saturday, October 11, 2014

First Light for MAVEN


Source - NASA Science News for October 10, 2014

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.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/10oct_firstlight/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_ez2G5Efus&feature=youtu.be



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