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Mars News: ISRO’s maiden Mars rocket, Mars Orbiter Mission successfully enters the Earth’s orbit today!!
Meritnation|Nov 5th, 2013 06:31pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched its maiden venture into space to orbit and study the planet Mars.
This is the first time that the Indian space agency has sent a mission to study a celestial body outside the sphere of influence of the Earth. The previous successful mission sent was the Chandrayaan sent out to probe the presence of moisture on the Moon.
The countdown to launch the Mars Orbiter Mission began today morning at 6:08 am at Sriharikota. The rocket was launched at 2: 38 pm today afternoon. At 4: 48pm it was reported to have been successfully launched into the Earth’s orbit in an elliptical direction heading straight for Mars. Since this was a new and complex design, ISRO feels that the successful entry into the Earth’s orbit is a sign of things going as planned.
The next big date to watch out for is December 1 2013 when the Orbiter, after successfully gathering the necessary velocity to break free of Earth’s gravitational pull, will embark on the nine month long journey to Planet Red. It will orbit around the Earth for a month.
The Mars Orbiter is expected to land on Mars in September 2014 where it will investigate the presence of methane on the planet, a key source of the indication of life there.
What this means for India
The Orbiter was built in one sixth the cost of the current budget allotted by NASA for the mission the USA will be sending in the coming months.
If it reaches Mars on the 14th of September 2014, this mission will join the 21 successfully completed missions on the red planet according to NASA . India will then be the first Asian country to successfully study the promising and extremely intriguing Red Planet. In 2011, China had launched a mission to Mars but had faced complication and hence the mission failed.
What will be the 5 things that you will take to Mars if life is found there? Lets be creative and send in your thoughts in the comment box below.
Cheers!
Team Meritnation
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1. aditya` | November 21st, 2013 at 1:52 pm
a return ticket
2. sanjay | November 19th, 2013 at 8:05 pm
only
books
books
books
books
&
books
b’coz no polution is needed now.
3. ANUSHA RAIPURKAR | November 12th, 2013 at 6:59 pm
1.family
2.water
3.food
4.tree
5.cloths
with no gadgets because i will become first scientist to invent gadgets in mars
4. Dreamcatcher | November 7th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
family
food!
T.V!
tab (with WiFi!) and
portable houses with furniture !
5. Faiza Mulla | November 6th, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Family
Friendz
Laptop with broadband connection
Ipod and skull candy earphones
Galaxy chocolates
6. keerthi | November 6th, 2013 at 8:20 pm
i will take a plant and grow it there, if that can happen and i can have a chance to go to mars next summer as my vacation!!!!!!! all say that i went to us, russia, japan, granny house.i will get the chance to say that i went to mars………….!!!!!!!!!!!
7. Priyank | November 6th, 2013 at 6:35 pm
FOOD
FOOD
FOOD
FOOD
AND
FOOD
8. Gourilekshmi Hari | November 6th, 2013 at 6:30 pm
1)some plants
2)a high tech portable tent with a laptop(that is somehow connected to the earth), solar chargers and lots of spare food and water
3)books (lot of em)
4)Camera
5)nd my guitar and violin
9. umayr ahmed | November 6th, 2013 at 6:26 pm
v.good
10. diksha verma | November 6th, 2013 at 4:50 pm
1)plants
2)water
3)my pet dog
4)book
5)radio
11. vg | November 6th, 2013 at 3:30 pm
camera
mobile
books
laptop wid broadband connection
ipod
12. Abhay Sharma | November 5th, 2013 at 7:10 pm
PS3
Camera
Headphones
Music player
Guitar 😀
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