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gulgin t1_ir12h4e wrote

How long until it actually breaks the ground? How long until it de-orbits?

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RollinThundaga t1_ir14djl wrote

Depending on its precise orbit, it might not.

Not nearly as much atmosphere to drag it down with as on Earth.

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citybadger t1_ir2kytx wrote

The orbiter had the highest orbit of all the Mars orbiters. It could look down on Phobos. It’s going to be orbiting for millions of years.

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thebullshitmaster t1_ir4nvkh wrote

It is in a highly elliptical ~70,000km x ~500km orbit so it wont be deorbiting within our life times.

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