Twin Spacecraft Ready to Head for a Martian Escapade

A pair of probes have taken a circuitous path to Mars but are now ready to leave their “loiter” orbit for a 10-month cruise to the Red Planet.

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Eos
Published
2026-10-27
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1029/2026eo260343
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Planetary Science and Exploration
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Twin Spacecraft Ready to Head for a Martian Escapade

Damond Benningfield
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Twin Spacecraft Ready to Head for a Martian Escapade

Damond Benningfield
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Abstract

A pair of probes have taken a circuitous path to Mars but are now ready to leave their “loiter” orbit for a 10-month cruise to the Red Planet.

EosVol. 107
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Planetary Science and Exploration
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