NASA has conducted aerobraking maneuvers the red planet with the Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions. (astronomynow.com)
Svedhem said the science team has no observations planned during the year - long aerobraking campaign, but there may be opportunities to turn on the science payload to test new instrument modes. (astronomynow.com)
The spacecraft is using an innovative technique called aerobraking, plowing through the thin upper atmosphere and using aerodynamic drag to fine - tune its orbit. (discovermagazine.com)