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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Mary from White Plains Can
you explain how the 6 months of aerobraking works and why it's
necessary? Penny from Merion, PA Can you explain more about the
Atlas launch vehicle? Why isn't the Delta or Delta II heavy
being used as was used for the MER A and B? Pawan from Sharjah
On our Earth, we have seen life at the most impossible places,
places so hot or so cold that no human can stay there. So it is
very possible that life even now exists on Mars but in microbial
form? Will the MRO able to get some data? Pawan from Sharjah If
the spacecraft fails to slow down due to some malfunctioning,
what are the backup plans of the scientists for this problem, or
if the spacecraft cannot be captured into orbit around Mars?
Pawan from Sharjah What type of orbit will MRO be sent into once
it reaches the Red Planet? Will it be used as a link by the MER
A and MER