Showing posts with label Mars orbit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mars orbit. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
5 spacecraft currently orbiting Mars
In a recent article "Traffic around Mars gets busy" the NASA/JPL summed up some facts about spacecraft currently orbiting Mars. The most interesting is the provided graphic of their orbits around Mars (together with planet's two natural satellites Phobos & Deimos):
So there are 5 active Mars orbiters currently orbiting the planet:
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
View from Mars orbit by Ludovic Celle
Picture of the Day 14/4/15 - View from the window of spaceship in Mars orbit by French graphic artist Ludovic Celle.
More of his Mars art here.
More of his Mars art here.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Spaceship in Mars orbit by Tim Flattery
Picture of the Day 23/2/15 - Spaceship in Mars orbit by Tim Flattery from his concept art for Mission to Mars. More of his concept art for movies here.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Entering Mars atmosphere by Manchu
Picture of the Day 15/6/14 - Mars habitat module entering Mars atmosphere with Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) by French sci-fi artist Manchu (Philippe Bouchet).
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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