An artist's concept shows the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter going into orbit around the Red Planet. Set to launch this August and arrive at Mars in March 2006, the spacecraft will carry the most powerful telescopic camera ever flown to another planet and will be able to show Martian landscape features as small as a kitchen table.
An artist’s concept shows the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter going into orbit around the Red Planet. Set to launch this August and arrive at Mars in March 2006, the spacecraft will carry the most powerful telescopic camera ever flown to another planet and will be able to show Martian landscape features as small as a kitchen table.Image Credit: NASA/JPL