Tag Archives: Methane Sensor for Mars

Mars Orbiter Mission: AO for data from MCC, TIS, MSM, LAP, and MENCA instruments

Posted on August 10, 2015 by rburnham

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Department of Space (DOS), Government of India, announces an opportunity (AO) to carry out scientific research using data from Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). MOM is ISRO’s first interplanetary space probe dedicated for the Mars research. … 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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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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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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