"Dodging a bullet" is a well-worn cliche, but it looks as if the small armada of space probes orbiting Mars dodged a shrapnel blast last month. According to observations made by NASA and ESA orbiters, the extremely close flyby of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring was accompanied by a meteor shower larger than any seen on Earth... Continue Reading Orbiters study effect of giant comet-caused meteor shower on Mars
Section: Space
Tags: Curiosity Rover, ESA, Mars, Mars Express, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, Meteor shower, NASA, Opportunity, Siding Spring, Spacecraft
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