MAVEN completes deep-dip campaign #6

13631391_10154524509497868_8394897937595036443_nAfter a week of busy orbit determinations and reconstructions, the MAVEN navigation team has reported that the 6th Deep Dip campaign of the mission has been a success.

During the latest Deep Dip, Mars’ atmospheric density varied widely, from a low concentration of 2 kg/km³ to a maximum near 7 kg/km³. Seven maneuvers were executed by the navigation team in order to maintain an orbit within the targeted density corridor of Mars’ upper atmosphere. [More at link]

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