[meteorite-list] Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Resumes Science Observations

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-307  

Orbiter Resumes Science Observations
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
September 20, 2010

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status Report

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter resumed observing
Mars with its science instruments on Sept. 18, recovering from an
unplanned reboot of its computer three days earlier.

The reboot put the orbiter into a precautionary standby called "safe
mode" on Sept. 15. The event appears to have been similar to one the
orbiter last experienced on Aug. 26, 2009. For 10 months prior to this
latest reboot, the spacecraft operated normally, making science
observations and returning data.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, at Mars since 2006, has met the
mission's science goals and returned more data than all other Mars
missions combined. It completed its primary science phase of operations
in November 2008, but continues to observe Mars both for science and for
support of future missions that will land on Mars.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission is managed by NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Caltech manages JPL for NASA.

Guy Webster 818-354-6278
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Sept. 20, 2010
guy.webster at jpl.nasa.gov

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