Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This view of a region called Syrtis Major is from the 100,000th image captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter using its ...

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The spacecraft that has quietly rewritten our understanding of Mars just crossed a very visible milestone: the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured its 100,000th close-up view of the Red Planet.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera just notched a big milestone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news ...

NASA launched the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in August 2005 and the following year, on March 10, it entered the orbit of the red planet where it continues to operate today. Data returned to Earth by ...