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Mars Orbiter Repositioned to Phone Home Mars Landing
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover.
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Orbiter Enters, Then Exits, Standby Safe Mode
NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter experienced about 21 hours in a reduced-activity precautionary status ending at about 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, July 12.
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Longest-Lived Mars Orbiter is Back in Service
NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has resumed its science observations and its role as a Mars rover's relay, thanks to a spare part that had been waiting 11 years to be put to use.
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Seventh Graders Find a Cave on Mars
California middle school students using the camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter have found lava tubes with one pit that appears to be a skylight to a cave.
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Chloride Salt Deposit in Southern Highlands of Mars
Bright blue marks a deposit of chloride (salt) minerals in the southern highlands of Mars in this false-color image, which highlights mineral composition differences.
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Bright Exposures of Chloride Salt on Southern Mars
This image provides higher-resolution views of a site where another observation indicates the presence of chloride salt deposits.
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Temperature Behavior of Possible Cave Skylight on Mars
This image shows a possible cave skylight informally called "Annie," which has a diameter about double the length of a football field.