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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in progress

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) - the next spacecraft from Earth to head for the Red Planet will be launched on August 10, 2005, the spacecraft will reach Mars 7 months later, and mapping the planet with the most powerful instruments ever sent to Mars; its camera will be so sensitive, it will be able to see objects as small as a metre (3 feet) across. The team building the spacecraft has completed integration and testing of most of the MRO's components, and nearly completed its software.

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