NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft was the single Mars orbiter for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, launched on 18 November 2013 to study the upper atmosphere and atmospheric evolution; the mission ended on 3 June 2026 after loss of signal.
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Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutionMAVEN spacecraftMAVEN orbiter
Name
MAVEN
Status
retired
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NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft was the single Mars orbiter for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, launched on 18 November 2013 to study the upper atmosphere and atmospheric evolution; the mission ended on 3 June 2026 after loss of signal.