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Mars Odyssey
About
Mars Odyssey is a robotic spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. Its mission is to use spectrometers and a thermal imager to detect evidence of past or present water and ice, as well as study the planet's geology and radiation environment.[2] It is hoped that the data Odyssey obtains will help answer the question of whether life existed on Mars and create a risk-assessment of the radiation that future astronauts on Mars might experience. It also acts as a relay for communications between the Mars Science Laboratory, and previously the Mars Exploration Rovers and Phoenix lander, to Earth. .
Faculty
Mars Odyssey Faculty
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William Boynton
Professor Emeritus
Astrobiology, Cosmochemistry, Lunar Studies, Small Bodies
Other Researchers
Support Staff
Mars Odyssey Faculty
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Michael Fitzgibbon
Software Engineer, Lead Calibration & Validation, OSIRIS-REx
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Karl Harshman
Manager, OSIRIS-REx/SPOC