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Tag Archives: Mars Color Camera
Mars Orbiter Mission: First post-conjunction image
After MOM blackout, all the instruments are up and started acquiring data as usual. Mars Color Camera (MCC), the eye of MOM continues to send beautiful images of Martian terrain. This image is pertaining to Sinus Sabaeus quadrangle of Mars, above Dawes … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawes Crater, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, MCC, MOM, Schroeter Crater, Sinus Sabaeus
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Mars Orbiter Mission: Gale Crater
Gale crater is located near the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle. The crater was named after Walter Frederic Gale, an Australian amateur astronomer of 19th century. Aeolis Mons rises (5.5 km) from the floor of the Gale crater. Gale … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Gale Crater, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, MCC, MOM
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MOM: Impact crater SW of Huygens Crater
Image of impact crater located SW of Huygens crater, taken by Mars Color Camera (MCC) on 04-05-2015 at a spatial resolution of 30 m from an altitude of 576 km. Complex impact crater, superimposed over pre-existing crater is clearly seen … Continue reading
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Tagged Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, MCC, Methane Sensor for Mars, MOM, MSM
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Mars Orbiter Mission: E-book about Mars
The Indian Space Research Organization, which operates the Mars Orbiter Mission, has published online for free download a 24-page illustrated PDF book on Mars. Written at about the middle-school level and illustrated with photos and cartoon-style drawings, the book describes … Continue reading
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Tagged Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, Methane Sensor for Mars, MOM, MSM
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Mars Orbiter Spacecraft: 100th orbit around Mars
India’s Mars Orbiter Spacecraft is in its 100th orbit around Mars today (Start : June 22, 2015 End: June 25, 2015). The spacecraft was designed for a mission life of six months in Mars orbit, which was completed on March … Continue reading
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Tagged Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, MOM
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MOM: Tyrrhenus Mons, Pital Crater
Image of Tyrrhenus Mons in Hesperia Planum region taken by Mars Color Camera (MCC) on 25-02-2015 at a spatial resolution of 166m from an altitude of 3192km. (…) NE-SW oriented fractures indicate stresses due to volcanic process in this region. … Continue reading
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Tagged Hesperia Planum, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, Methane Sensor for Mars, MOM, MSM, Ophir Planum, Pital Crater, Tyrrhenus Mons
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Mars Orbiter Mission: New images
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) from the Indian Space Research Organization has posted five new images at the mission’s Facebook page. These include a view of Valles Marineris with depths shown in kilometers (top right, cropped) and wind streaks around … Continue reading
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Tagged Hesperia Planum, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Kinkora Crater, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, Methane Sensor for Mars, MOM, MSM, Valles Marineris
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Mars Orbiter Mission: new images
India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has released several new images at the mission’s Facebook page. These include a perspective view of Arsia Mons (top right) and a map of Mars’ infrared surface reflectance (albedo) made by the Methane Sensor for … Continue reading
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Tagged Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, Methane Sensor for Mars, MOM, MSM
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Mars Orbiter Mission: Comet Siding Spring
November 12, 2014: Comet Siding Spring, taken by the Mars Color Camera. The streak in top-center image may be a jet from the nucleus, which is out of the frame. [More at link]
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Tagged Comet C/2013 A1, Comet Siding Spring, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, MOM
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Mars Orbiter Mission: Phobos in motion
Did you see that? It moved! Oh, it’s just Phobos. [Flash animation at link]
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Tagged Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Mars Color Camera, Mars Orbiter Mission, MOM, Phobos
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