Mars Orbiter suffers glitch, stalling observations
FEB 26, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023097
Space.com : NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has suffered an apparent glitch that has left the spacecraft in a protective safe mode and stalled science observations as it circles the red planet, the space agency announcedlate Wednesday.The malfunction occurred on Monday when the orbiter unexpectedly rebooted its main computer and entered safe mode, an automatic safeguard designed to protect the spacecraft from further damage when it detects a glitch.
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