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NASA's Mars spacecraft to begin orbit of Red Planet
September 21, 2014
A NASA spacecraft that aims to study the upper atmosphere of Mars and reveal how its climate changed over time is poised to begin orbiting the Red Planet today.
After a 10-month journey, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) probe is making its final approach to Mars and will begin circling Earth's neighbour after 9:30 pm today (0130 GMT Monday).