MRO

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MRO is a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars that conducts high-resolution imaging and scientific observations of the planet’s surface, atmosphere, and subsurface.

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Surface form Occurrences
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars orbiter
NASA spacecraft
abbreviation MRO NERFINISHED
communicationBand UHF relay
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countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
enteredOrbitAround Mars NERFINISHED
hasImagingCapability sub-meter resolution
inclination about 93 degrees
instrumentFullName Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars NERFINISHED
Context Camera NERFINISHED
High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment NERFINISHED
Mars Climate Sounder NERFINISHED
Mars Color Imager NERFINISHED
Shallow Radar NERFINISHED
launchDate 2005-08-12
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Atlas V 401 NERFINISHED
manufacturer Lockheed Martin Space Systems NERFINISHED
MarsOrbitInsertionDate 2006-03-10
massAtLaunch 2180 kg
missionObjective characterize potential landing sites
search for evidence of water-related processes
study Martian climate
study Martian geology
missionType orbiter
planetary science mission
operator NASA
orbitsBody Mars NERFINISHED
orbitType low Mars orbit
near-polar orbit
powerSource solar panels
primaryInstrument CRISM NERFINISHED
CTX NERFINISHED
HiRISE NERFINISHED
MARCI NERFINISHED
MCS NERFINISHED
SHARAD NERFINISHED
program NASA Mars Exploration Program NERFINISHED
purpose high-resolution imaging of Mars
scientific observations of Martian atmosphere
scientific observations of Martian subsurface
scientific observations of Martian surface
sciencePhaseStart 2006-11
spaceAgency NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
status operational
supports communications relay for Mars landers and rovers
target Mars NERFINISHED

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