MRO may image silent MGS spacecraft

NASA may have the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) try to photograph the silent Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft later this week to determine what configuration it's in and give mission controllers a better idea of how to regain contact. The tentative plan is for MRO to take a wide-angle image...

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