All Three NASA Mars Orbiters Healthy After Comet Flyby
All three NASA orbiters around Mars confirmed their healthy status Sunday after each took shelter behind Mars during a period of risk from dust released by a passing comet. Mars […]
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NASA Prepares its Science Fleet for Oct. 19 Mars Comet Encounter
NASA’s extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, Oct. 19. Comet C/2013 […]
Next Virtual Meeting about Comet Siding Spring (CSS) Observations James Green, NASA Planetary Science
On October 19, 2014, comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) will flyby Mars within ~130,000 km. A coordination workshop was held on August 11, 2014. The workshop was designed to review […]