NASA declares Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months without communication
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After six months of radio silence, NASA has officially declared its Maven spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars since 2014, dead. The spacecraft had been studying the Martian atmosphere and climate history for over a decade before communications were lost. The loss marks the end of a significant scientific mission that provided key insights into Mars' atmospheric evolution and its transition from a warm, wet planet to the cold, dry world it is today.
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· 3 pulledAfter six months of radio silence, NASA's Maven spacecraft at Mars has been declared dead.
The spacecraft had been orbiting the red planet since 2014.
This image provided by NASA shows four-in-one photos of Mars taken by NASA's Maven spacecraft.
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