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An orbiting NASA spacecraft launched in 2013 to study Mars' upper atmosphere, measuring how the solar wind strips away atmospheric gases and helping explain how Mars transformed from a warm, wet world to a cold desert planet.
organization | NASA |
orbital regime | Inner System |
learn more | Wikipedia |
launched | 2013-11-18 |
launch mass | 2,454 kg |
power | 1,135 watts |
November 18, 2013 at 18:28 UTC
Orbiter
MAVEN entered Mars orbit on September 21, 2014, beginning its mission to study the Red Planet's upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the Sun and solar wind.