MOM spacecraft now sends picture of dust storm activities on Mars
30 Sept 2014 6:26 AM IST
‘Regional dust storm activities over northern hemisphere of Mars - captured by Mars Color Camera on-board Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)’, Bangalore-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on its official Facebook page with a picture.
It said the image was taken from an altitude of 74,500 kms from the surface of Mars.
MOM spacecraft had sent its first images of the planet on Thursday, a day after creating history by
becoming the only such endeavour so far to have met with success on the maiden attempt.
MOM aims to study the Martian surface and mineral composition and scan its atmosphere for methane, an indicator of life.
The spacecraft is equipped with five instruments, including a sensor to track methane or marsh gas, a colour camera and a thermal-imaging spectrometer to map the surface and mineral wealth of the planet.
The Rs 450-crore MOM is the cheapest inter-planetary mission. India is the first country to reach Mars in the very first attempt. European, American and Russian probes have managed to orbit or land on the planet, but after several attempts.
It said the image was taken from an altitude of 74,500 kms from the surface of Mars.
MOM spacecraft had sent its first images of the planet on Thursday, a day after creating history by
becoming the only such endeavour so far to have met with success on the maiden attempt.
MOM aims to study the Martian surface and mineral composition and scan its atmosphere for methane, an indicator of life.
The spacecraft is equipped with five instruments, including a sensor to track methane or marsh gas, a colour camera and a thermal-imaging spectrometer to map the surface and mineral wealth of the planet.
The Rs 450-crore MOM is the cheapest inter-planetary mission. India is the first country to reach Mars in the very first attempt. European, American and Russian probes have managed to orbit or land on the planet, but after several attempts.
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