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I'm not sure I understand. Gale Crater is pretty near the equator, so any equatorial satellite would pass quickly over it, but many many times per day.
by danielweber 14y ago
I'm not sure I understand. Gale Crater is pretty near the equator, so any equatorial satellite would pass quickly over it, but many many times per day.
- uvdiv 14y agoYou answered your own question: both satellites are in polar orbits. They pass the equator many times a day, but at a different longitude each time.