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KSC-01pp0748

NASA / KSC · 2001-04-07 · photograph (digital archive)

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The rising sun paints the horizon pink as the Boeing Delta II rocket stands ready for launch after tower rollback. It is carrying the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft that will begin a 7-month journey to Mars. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:02 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will orbit Mars, mapping the surface looking for geological features that could indicate the presence of water, now or in the past.

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Credit lineKSC-01pp0748. NASA/KSC, 2001-04-07. Public domain. ID: KSC-01pp0748.
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