December 2014
MAVEN and the evolution of Mars
... global planetary magnetic field, which Mars no longer has today but Earth does, and the retention over time of a planet’s atmosphere and water. MAVEN’s quest The MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission was motivated by these questions...
June 2014
Is there a space race or are India and China just coming of age?
...coordinate with the scientists behind NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Mission (MAVEN) mission, due to arrive in Mars orbit around the same time. Whereas MAVEN will study Mars' upper atmosphere, MOM carries different instruments, include...
01 December 2014
MAVEN studies Martian atmosphere
...2014, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission commenced its study of the Martian atmosphere. It is seeking answers as to why Mars has lost its atmosphere and water vapour, focusing on the Martian upper atmosphere. Its elliptical...
