The computer of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suffered a glitch last week and put itself in safe mode. NASA engineers think MRO may have been struck by a cosmic ray or solar particle.
NASA doesn't believe any serious damage was done and expects MRO to be back doing science later this week. MRO is on an extended mission, having completed its planned mission last year.
Even with this problem with MRO and the current problem with the Mars rover Spirit, the present generation of NASA's Mars probes have proven to be extremely durable.
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