PIA04916: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter over Nilosyrtis (Artist's Concept)


Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter over Nilosyrtis (Artist’s Concept)

Caption:

December 10, 2003

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passes above a portion of the planet called Nilosyrtis Mensae in this artist's concept illustration.

NASA plans to launch this multipurpose spacecraft in August 2005 to advance our understanding of Mars through detailed observation, to examine potential landing sites for future surface missions and to provide a high-data-rate communications relay for those missions.

Background Info:

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project for the NASA Office of Space Science, Washington. JPL's main industrial partner in the project, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, Colo., is building the spacecraft.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Instrument Host Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Host Type Orbiter
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Artwork, Color, Dust
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2003-12-10
Date in Caption 2003-12-10
Image Credit JPL/NASA
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04916
Identifier PIA04916