Submitted by obtricksdotcom t3_xvc7ta in space
gulgin t1_ir12h4e wrote
How long until it actually breaks the ground? How long until it de-orbits?
RollinThundaga t1_ir14djl wrote
Depending on its precise orbit, it might not.
Not nearly as much atmosphere to drag it down with as on Earth.
citybadger t1_ir2kytx wrote
The orbiter had the highest orbit of all the Mars orbiters. It could look down on Phobos. It’s going to be orbiting for millions of years.
thebullshitmaster t1_ir4nvkh wrote
It is in a highly elliptical ~70,000km x ~500km orbit so it wont be deorbiting within our life times.
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