The story for kids
This is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It goes around the Red Planet and takes pictures of Mars from above. Its camera is so good that it can even see the robot cars working on Mars. It also helps the robots send messages to Earth.
Facts
- It has been circling Mars since 2006.
- It photographs the surface of Mars in great detail.
- It passes messages between the Mars robots and Earth.
Numbers
- At Mars
- since 2006