MAVEN
EndedLaunched in 2013·Mars orbit
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN: studies how Mars lost its atmosphere and water.
Main objectives
- Understand how Mars lost its atmosphere and water.
- Measure the interaction of the solar wind with the Martian atmosphere.
- Model the climatic evolution of the Red Planet.
Did you know?
Showed that Mars loses ~100 g/s of atmosphere, stripped away by the solar wind.
Timeline
Nov 18, 2013
Launch
Atlas V.
Sep 21, 2014
Mars orbit insertion
Jun 03, 2026
Mission end
NASA declares the orbiter unrecoverable: high-rate rotation after the December 6, 2025 signal loss, batteries drained.
MAVEN
