Two-body orbit from published elements
MAVEN is placed by solving a Keplerian orbit around mars at the simulation time (a = 6,740 km, e = 0.47, period 0.2 d). Shown from 2014-09-22 onward.
MAVEN studies how Mars lost its atmosphere to space, orbiting the planet on an elliptical path since 2014.
One record per aspect. The origin says what kind of thing each value is; the source says where it came from; the limit says what it cannot tell you.
MAVEN is placed by solving a Keplerian orbit around mars at the simulation time (a = 6,740 km, e = 0.47, period 0.2 d). Shown from 2014-09-22 onward.
MAVEN: mass 2.454 × 10^3 kg. These values are bundled with the object record and drive the rendered size.
The close-up shows a published 3D model scaled to 11 m deployed solar-array span. Distributed through NASA 3D Resources; original mission-agency credit applies.
The short description and the fact list are written by the Space Time authors for orientation. They are not quoted from a catalog field and carry no citation of their own.