Monday, November 18, 2013

U.S. exploring the Martian atmosphere - BFM.Ru

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Monday launched a probe Maven (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) to Mars, reports AFP. One of the tasks of the new space mission will study the atmosphere causes the loss of the red planet, which took place in the distant past.

two-stage launch vehicle Atlas V satellite at 2.5 tons off the ground from launch pad, owned by the U.S. Air Force at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

If all goes according to plan, Maven, worth 671 million dollars will orbit around Mars, September 22, 2014, after spending 10 months on the road.

After reaching orbit space probe apparatus will require 5 weeks of debugging. The ship will take an elliptical orbit that will allow him to study the upper layers of the Martian atmosphere at altitudes ranging from 150 to more than 6,000 kilometers.

Maven is the second expedition, which constitutes a part of the American program Scout. It is a relatively short and less costly expeditions to Mars exploration.

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