Mars Orbit Insertion - Trajectory Animations

The following animations are computer simulations showing various perspectives of Mars Odyssey during its entry into Mars' orbit. All of the animations are in Quicktime format. Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is included in some of the animations. The spacecraft size in these animations have been exaggerated by a factor of 20,000 so that they would be more visible. The orbit of Mars Odyssey is shown in yellow, while Mars Global Surveyor's orbit is show in white. Animations created by Ron Baalke.

Mars View 12MB	Looking Above MGS to Mars 22MB
Mars View 10MB	Mars View From Afar 9MB
Mars View 9MB	Mars Odyssey View Of Mars 9MB
Mars Odyssey View Of MGS 13MB	MGS View Of Mars Odyssey 14MB
Mars North Pole View 7MB	Earth View of Mars Odyssey 8MB
Four Animation Composite 18MB	Four Animation Composite 20MB
Mars Odyssey's Aerobraking Orbits 2MB