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Maven Mission Ends After Decade on Mars
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NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft, a decade-long Martian explorer, has officially ended its mission after going silent in December—likely due to a fatal spin that disrupted its orbit and drained its batteries. Though engineers tried to recover it, a review board confirmed it’s unrecoverable, leaving scientists to puzzle over the cause. MAVEN’s legacy? It mapped Mars’ atmosphere, tracked weather, and even helped relay critical data from Curiosity and Perseverance rovers—making its retirement a major loss for planetary science.
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