# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/tN1qyDoaLm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11738324-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/32a4c870c3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2014-09-21T17:38:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

We arrive at Mars today! After a 10-month, 442 million mile journey, our Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) is set to enter Martian orbit at approximately 9:50 p.m. EDT tonight. NASA TV coverage begins at 9:30 p.m.

It is the first spacecraft dedicated to exploring the upper atmosphere of Mars, answering important questions about the planet's history and climate.

Image Credit: NASA (This Viking 1 orbiter) 
#nasa #maven #mars #space #planets #journeytomars #climate #atmosphere #science

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maven, science, nasa, planets, space, mars, journeytomars, atmosphere, climate

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