MAVEN has successfully entered the fourth deep-dip campaign of the mission. Two maneuvers executed over the past two days have placed the #MAVEN spacecraft into a deep-dip corridor, with a periapsis altitude of 121.2 km (75.3 mi), where #Mars‘ atmospheric density is 2.2 kg/km³. At a periapsis latitude of 65.7ºS, this deep-dip campaign will provide coverage of Mars’ south polar region.
This animation depicts MAVEN maneuvering from its normal science orbit to the deep dip orbit and back.
This animation depicts MAVEN maneuvering from its normal science orbit to the deep dip orbit and back.