Here's Looking At You, Kid, MGS Sees Mars Odyssey and Mars Express |
Here's Looking At You, Kid, MGS Sees Mars Odyssey and Mars Express |
May 19 2005, 07:39 PM
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May 22 2005, 05:19 PM
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MGS has wide angle cameras as well. One medium (or better low) resolution imager used to prvide a context for the narrow angle MOC images and a global imager for "weather" reports. All these secondary cameras are integreted into MOC, located on top of the lense tube.
The orbits of Mariner 9 and Viking are not so low. These vehicles did not use aerobreaking and had a limited amount of fuel. It's fuel consuming to enter low polar mapping orbits like MGS or Odyssey. I guess their orbits are more like the one planned for MTO, maybe more inclined. Analyst |
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