NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched in August 2005, is on a search for evidence that water persisted on the surface of Mars for a long period of time. While other Mars missions have shown that water flowed across the surface in Mars' history, it remains a mystery whether water was ever around long enough to provide a habitat for life. The orbiter's primary mission ends about five-and-a-half years after launch, on December 31, 2010.
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- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission official site. Features mission updates, goals overview, spacecraft details, and data.
- High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) One of six science instruments on MRO, the HiRISE camera is designed to image the surface at up to five times the resolution currently available. Includes scientific goals, instrument components, technical papers, and available photos.
- NASA - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Includes a mission overview, spacecraft views, current status, and highlights.
- BBC: Probe spies landers on Red Planet Images of US landing craft on Mars are taken by the probe.
- BBC: Nasa's Mars orbiter Explains why this mission is different from previous ones.