= Cycler Orbits = Mars missions can be assembled in high circular orbits far beyond the Moon, where the delta V from a high perigee launch loop ellipse is small. That delta V can be reversed to drop back to a low perigee for a rendezous with a Mars Cycler orbit. == Mars Cycler == . A SYSTEMATIC METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING EARTH-MARS CYCLERS USING DIRECT RETURN TRAJECTORIES [[ attachment:10.1.1.706.5302.pdf | Russell and Ocampo ]]