<i>Mars Odyssey</i> Joins the Third Interplanetary Network
<i>Mars Odyssey</i> Joins the Third Interplanetary Network
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft carries two experiments that are capable of detecting cosmic gamma-ray bursts and soft gamma repeaters. Since 2001 April they have detected over 275 bursts and, in conjunction with the other spacecraft of the interplanetary network, localized many of them rapidly and precisely enough to allow sensitive …