Tag: "orbiter"

Martian Robot Roundup

Martian Robot Roundup

Out of about 17 successul Mars missions, three orbiters, two rovers, and maybe—MAYbe—one lander are still active.

 
Ben Burress

Post on Jan 15, 2010 by

Reporter's Notes: Crash Landing

Reporter's Notes: Crash Landing

When the LCROSS satellite, nicknamed Centaur, smacks into the south pole of the moon in late October, it is expected to produce a plume of dust 37 miles high, which may be visible from Earth with a good backyard telescope. It will be visible in an arc from Hawaii to Texas.

 
David Gorn

Post on May 29, 2009 by

Springtime on Mars

Springtime on Mars

It's spring again, that time of year when my thoughts return to… blasts of carbon dioxide gas jetting up from beneath the frigid layer of dry ice below

 
Ben Burress

Post on Apr 24, 2009 by