MARS ODYSSEY REACHES FINAL MAPPING ORBIT
NASA's Odyssey spacecraft has reached its final mapping orbit at Mars and is scheduled to be fully configured to begin its science mission by Feb. 20, according to project officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The spacecraft completed aerobraking Jan. 11, during which its initial elliptical orbit...
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