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Mars Odyssey

2001–2012: Planetary Exploration Becomes Persistent

Mars Odyssey

Mapped elemental composition and found evidence of near-surface water ice.

Era 4 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
year known only: 2001
Lead / partner
United States
Target
Mars
Category
Planetary orbiter
Status
Success
Vehicle
unknown
Mass
725 kg
Orbit / trajectory
Areocentric

Why it happened

Mars Odyssey flew during 2001–2012: Planetary Exploration Becomes Persistent, as part of United States's work toward mars. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.

The mission

The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: Mapped elemental composition and found evidence of near-surface water ice.

Results

Mapped elemental composition and found evidence of near-surface water ice.

Related missions

Mars Odyssey Mars Express / Beagle 2 — same_target Mars Express … Spirit & Opportunity — same_target Spirit & Oppo… Mars Pathfinder / Sojourner — same_target Mars Pathfind… Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — same_target Mars Reconnai…

Sources & image credits

  • Image credit: NASA · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-23)
  • Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
  • Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog