Early Results From NASA’s MAVEN Mars Orbiter Provide Clues Pointing to Atmospheric Loss

By Ken Kremer, on December 16th, 2014

MAVEN is observing the upper atmosphere of Mars to help understand climate change on the planet. MAVEN entered its science phase on Nov. 16, 2014. Image Credit: NASA/GSFC

NASA’s newest Mars orbiter, MAVEN, has begun its unprecedented mission to unlock the mysteries of Mars’ climate history and determine why the Red Planet lost […]

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MAVEN Captures First and Totally Unique Science Observations of Mars' Atmosphere Quickly After Sept. 21 Orbit Insertion: Interview With MAVEN PI Bruce Jakosky

By Ken Kremer, on September 26th, 2014

These are the first observations received from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft of Mars upper atmosphere. They were taken by the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) instrument just eight hours after achieving orbit on Sept. 21, 2014. Credit: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado/NASA

Just eight hours after […]

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