The US space agency NASA has not been receiving regular data from its Mars probe “Maven” for about two weeks. Apparently there were unforeseen rotations.
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The US space agency NASA has lost contact with the Mars probe “Maven”. A NASA spokeswoman told the dpa news agency that they are currently working on restoring contact. No regular data has been received for about two weeks. A “short fragment” shows that the probe may have “rotated in an unexpected way”.
The Mars probe “Maven” was launched at the end of 2013. It has been orbiting Mars for around ten years and provides important research data, particularly on the planet’s atmosphere.
NASA also has the “Mars Odyssey” and “Mars Reconaissance Orbiter” probes as well as the “Curiosity” and “Perseverance” rovers in use on the surface of the neighboring planet.
