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#51 2020-11-15 11:09:20
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Re: MAVEN Launch | Nov 18, 2013 1:28 p.m. EST
For SpaceNut re #50
That report of lost water is an argument for covering the surface of Mars with a thin layer of material to stop dust storms.
That has been proposed in this forum in the past.
Graphene is a candidate material for the job ... it is (apparently) the most efficient possible way to use Carbon to cut down on dust activity on Mars.
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#52 2021-02-08 21:52:56
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Re: MAVEN Launch | Nov 18, 2013 1:28 p.m. EST
MAVEN reveals Martian atmospheric time capsule on Phobos as Mars fleet prepares for arrival
MAVEN, however, was not designed to study Phobos; it was designed to collect data on the Martian atmosphere and its loss to space… a continuous investigation that would provide data on the ions present each of the five times every Earth-day MAVEN passed Phobos’ orbit.
Maven was not designed for a lot of what it is doing but its getting it done...
While the MAVEN spacecraft is designed for its primary scientific mission, it also serves a secondary and vital role as part of a communications relay network in Martian orbit for spacecraft trying to call home to Earth — an element it will put into practice this week for the United Arab Emirates’s Al-Amal probe’s arrival.
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#53 2022-06-19 07:07:04
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Re: MAVEN Launch | Nov 18, 2013 1:28 p.m. EST
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#54 2023-09-23 04:53:25
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Re: MAVEN Launch | Nov 18, 2013 1:28 p.m. EST
Helicopters could map the magnetic fields on Mars
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-helicopte … -mars.html
Additionally, outside of small areas on the Martian surface that exhibit magnetized crust, the red planet does not currently possess a global magnetic field, which scientists hypothesize is in stark contrast to what Mars was like billions of years ago. This study builds upon global magnetic field measurements conducted by several orbiters, including the Mars Global Surveyor, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, and the recent Chinese Tianwen-1 orbiter, along with localized measurements from the InSight lander, as well.
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#55 2024-05-20 11:06:34
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Re: MAVEN Launch | Nov 18, 2013 1:28 p.m. EST
A view from above Spacecraft looking for life on Mars beams back jaw-dropping photos
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#56 2025-12-10 19:13:36
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Re: MAVEN Launch | Nov 18, 2013 1:28 p.m. EST
NASA loses critical contact with Mars orbiter MAVEN which has orbited Mars for over a decade launched in 2013.
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#57 Today 10:04:44
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Re: MAVEN Launch | Nov 18, 2013 1:28 p.m. EST
From AIAA's Daily Launch email newsletter for Wed 12-17-2025:
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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too
NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.
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My take:
Odds are the craft was struck by something: a meteor or a piece of debris. That event would both alter the orbit and induce a spin, because it is extremely unlikely the axis of the strike would pass through the center of gravity. And those literally are the two symptoms seen, as described in the full space.com article this headline links to.
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