How much of the Martian surface will be examined by the Odyssey spacecraft?
Jordan Hawker 8th grade Charleston Middle School, Charleston, IL ANSWER: Odyssey will be making detailed measurements of the entire Martian surface. It can do so because it is in a polar orbit, which means it is circling the planet and crosses over the poles each time, while Mars spins counterclockwise underneath it. Therefore after a certain number of orbits the craft will have been directly over every portion of the planet enabling it to study all locations. Links: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/odyssey/technology/index.html http://mars.jpl.nasa.
