The Odyssey spacecraft is studying the atmosphere and the surface terrain of our sister planet Mars at high resolution. NMSU professor Jim Murphy and a team of graduate students are key players in this mission.

• The first encounter of Odyssey with Mars!

• What's the weather like on Mars?

• Why colonize space?

• Is there life out there? If so, how might this knowledge affect us?

Mars Odyssey – The Spacecraft Design		Aerobraking – Burning Rubber
Arrival at Mars	Colonization – Laying the Framework	Aerobraking – Surfing the Atmosphere
Images of Odyssey and dreams for the future. [NASA/JPL]