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Indian Mars Mission Beams Back First Photographs

Posted by samzenpus on from the worth-a-thousand-words dept.

astroengine writes India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) got straight to work as it closed in on Martian orbit on Tuesday — it began taking photographs of the Red Planet and its atmosphere and surface as it slowed down to reach its ultimate destination. After a two day wait, those first images are slowly trickling onto the Internet.

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  1. Hey India by retroworks · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Welcome to the steeplechase. Room for everyone, hats off.

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  2. Re:gasp! by dugancent · · Score: 4, Interesting

    and yet, still more interesting than anything you post.

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  3. The best photo... by bayankaran · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The best photo is not of Mars...but the women workers of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) handling the Mars mission celebrating.

    BBC has a good report and the photo...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-29357472

    As a tweeter asks..when was the last time we saw women scientists celebrating a space mission?

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    1. Re:The best photo... by gshegosh · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Have you SEEN the photo? It's not about how attractive they are. But how traditionally they are dressed. Which for many people contrasts with space exploration.