MAVEN begins third deep-dip campaign

The MAVEN spacecraft has successfully begun its third deep-dip campaign of the mission. On Tuesday, July 7th, the ‪‎MAVEN‬ navigation team executed a maneuver to lower periapsis by 24 km down to 123 km above the surface of ‪Mars‬. At this altitude, Mars’ atmospheric density is currently 1.9 kg/km³. A second maneuver will place the MAVEN spacecraft into the center of the target density corridor. [More at link]