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Mars Orbiter Mission: Gale Crater

Posted on July 21, 2015 by rburnham

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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MOM: Impact crater SW of Huygens Crater

Posted on July 7, 2015 by rburnham

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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Mars Orbiter Mission: E-book about Mars

Posted on July 3, 2015 by rburnham

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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Mars Orbiter Spacecraft: 100th orbit around Mars

Posted on June 23, 2015 by rburnham

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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Mars Orbiter Spacecraft: solar conjunction

Posted on June 8, 2015 by rburnham

[India's] Mars Orbiter Spacecraft (MOM) is under ‘solar conjunction’ at Mars, which means the spacecraft, which is orbiting Mars, is behind the Sun as viewed from the Earth.  As a result of this event which happens once in 2.2 years … Continue reading →

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MOM: Tyrrhenus Mons, Pital Crater

Posted on May 27, 2015 by rburnham

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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Space traffic control at Mars

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rburnham

NASA has beefed up a process of traffic monitoring, communication and maneuver planning to ensure that Mars orbiters do not approach each other too closely. Last year’s addition of two new spacecraft orbiting Mars brought the census of active Mars … Continue reading →

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Mars Orbiter Mission: New images

Posted on March 24, 2015 by rburnham

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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Mars Orbiter Mission: new images

Posted on March 5, 2015 by rburnham

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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Mars Orbiter Mission: Comet Siding Spring

Posted on November 21, 2014 by rburnham

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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