Planetary Society Blog for Friday 5 September 2014

Planetary Society Blog

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Mars Orbiter Mission may test-fire main engine before orbit insertion

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:59 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...en-update.html

According to a report in the Times of India, ISRO is deciding today whether
to test-fire Mars Orbiter Mission's main engine to make sure it will work
for their all-important orbit insertion maneuver on September 24. Both
ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission and NASA's MAVEN are in good health and on
track for their arrivals in three weeks.

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Latest Rosetta NavCam images reveal jets on Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:12 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...am-images.html

ESA released another set of NavCam images of the comet today, and lo and
behold, there are jets! We knew they were there, from an earlier OSIRIS
image, but it's tremendously cool to see the comet behaving like a proper
comet should.