maven
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During the 2018 storm, however, Shane Stone, a graduate student at the University of Arizona, was looking at data from MAVEN, which has studied the planet’s upper atmosphere since 2014.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 12, 2020
The data was collected by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft, one of eight satellites and rovers currently operating around or on Mars.
From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2017
In contrast, NASA’s most recent Mars orbiter, MAVEN, loaded with cutting-edge scientific instruments and launched in 2013, cost $671 million.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2017
In October MAVEN, and the other orbiters and rovers that make up the Mars flotilla, survived a close call.
From The Verge • Dec. 17, 2014
After traveling 442 million miles, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, spacecraft fired its six rocket thrusters, trimming its speed from 12,800 mph to 10,000 mph.
From Chicago Tribune • Sep. 21, 2014
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