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The <keyword id="6625456" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mars-Orbiter-Mission">Mars Orbiter Mission</keyword> (MOM), the <keyword id="116095" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Space-Research-Organisation">Indian Space Research Organisation</keyword>’s (ISRO’s) first interplanetary mission, <a href="https://www.isro.gov.in/update/24-sep-2018/mars-orbiter-mission-mom-completes-4-years-its-orbit" data-type="tilCustomLink">completed 4 years</a> on Monday. This mission made <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> the first country to enter the red planet’s orbit on its first attempt as well as the first Asian country to have sent a spacecraft into <keyword id="47638" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mars">Mars</keyword>’ orbit. <div type="Youtube" id="p6iSYiSQUF8" title="India's Mars Orbiter Mission completes 4 years" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p6iSYiSQUF8/mqdefault.jpg"></div>

 To mark the occasion, ISRO shared some pictures from the <keyword id="1927478" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mars-Colour-Camera">Mars Colour Camera</keyword> (MCC) on board the Mars Orbiter Spacecraft (MOS). In order to fulfil its mission of collecting data to study the Martian atmosphere and observe the red planet's physical features, the MOS also carries a thermal infrared imaging spectrometer, methane sensor for Mars, Mars exospheric neutral composition analyser and a Lyman Alpha photometer. Here are some of the images that have been captured so far:

Mars Orbiter Mission completes 4 years: In pictures

MUMBAI: In recent years, a rising number of countries are eyeing the Red Planet, both with the idea of establishing a permanent human settlement there, as well as carrying out unmanned scientific research. 
 
So far, just three countries or groupings have launched unmanned missions to Mars: the US, the former Soviet Union and the 17-member European Space Agency. India has thus joined an exclusive global Martian club as the fourth member, in the first shot, and become the first Asian nation. 
 <keyword id="6355311" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Japan">Japan</keyword>'s attempt to reach Mars with the Nozomi spacecraft in 1998 suffered a setback, and China's maiden effort with Yinghuo-1 in November 2011 didn't succeed because of a failure of the Russian rocket. UAE is planning an unmanned mission to Mars in 2021. 
 
The main reason why countries are aiming for Mars is to hunt for the elusive Methane and determine if life ever existed on that planet since it is most earth-like. 
 Nasa's <keyword id="69295" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Curiosity">Curiosity</keyword> mission, which landed on the Red Planet on August 6, 2012, established that conditions there were once suitable for life. But, it also declared that there was no methane, a theory dismissed by former <keyword id="6358064" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="ISRO">Isro</keyword> chief U R Rao, who played a key role in the selection of the five payloads for the <keyword id="6625456" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mars-Orbiter-Mission">Mars Orbiter Mission</keyword> (MOM). Among five scientific equipment MOM carries is a Lyman alpha photometer to look for deuterium and hydrogen--indicators of water in the past. 
 
 
Nasa's Curiosity rover had declared that there was no methane on the Red Planet. 
 
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Some scientists have even been speculating that life began on Mars. They believe several billion years ago a rock with life in it could have struck the Red Planet, bounced back into space, and landed on earth. Another factor prompting countries to go to Mars is to know why it transformed from a warm, wet planet into a cold and dry one. 
 
 
Countries are hunting for the elusive Methane on Mars to determine whether life ever existed on the planet. 
 
Scientists also want to understand the Martian climate, its atmosphere and dust storms. A study of its minerals is also a part of the scientists' agenda. Space agencies also want to develop a detailed model of Mars relating to the physical and chemical processes taking place there. 
 
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mars-Orbiter-Mission-Timeline/articleshow/43295819.cms">Mars Orbiter Mission: Timeline</a> 
 
<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/listshow/43310891.cms">10 things you should know about Mangalyaan</a> 
 
V Adimurty , who headed the Indian Mars Mission Study Team, told TOI in an earlier interview that scientists are curious to know about Mars “because it holds the secrets of our past and the possibilities of our future“. 
 <keyword id="193230" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Buzz-Aldrin">Buzz Aldrin</keyword>, the second man to step on the moon, in his book 'Mission To Mars' wrote that understanding the Martian climate and atmosphere, including the evolution of Mars' surface and interior, can be “looped back into grasping the past, present and future of earth“.

Why Mars? To Find The Elusive Methane And Secrets Of Life

Today, <keyword id="6358064" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="ISRO">ISRO</keyword> scientists have created history by successfully inserting the <keyword id="6625456" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mars-Orbiter-Mission">Mars Orbiter Mission</keyword> (MOM) into the Martian Orbit. This makes India the first country in the world to accomplish the feat in its maiden attempt—an achievement that every Indian is proud of. 
 The historic moment was witnessed by <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>, who was present at the ISRO centre in Bangalore when space scientists successfully completed the much-anticipated rendezvous of <keyword id="1506013" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="mangalyaan">Mangalyaan</keyword> with the Red Planet. 
 
PM has congratulated the space scientists after the feat was achieved and said, “…history has been created by the Indian scientists reaching Mars in the first attempt.” He exhorted scientists to set even more challenging targets for themselves, and said he had confidence that they would be able to achieve even those targets. 
 
Modi wants the entire nation to celebrate the MOM success. He has said, “All Indians must celebrate the success of our space scientists today. Let India celebrate the achievements of its scientists. Let students in every school and college applaud their efforts.” 
 The President and Vice President of India have also extended their congratulations to the ISRO scientists. In a message to Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of ISRO, the President, <keyword id="6359124" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Pranab-Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</keyword> has said, “The nation is proud of this historic achievement which has demonstrated, yet again, India’s space capabilities. I am sure that this breakthrough, which marks a significant landmark in our space programme, will inspire our scientists to make even greater strides.” 
 
While congratulating the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientists and all others concerned with the Mangalyaan mission, The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari said, “The nation is proud of their achievement. I am confident that our scientists will continue to scale greater heights and win more laurels for the country in the field of space exploration in the future. As we celebrate this landmark occasion, I join the entire country in saluting them on their success.”

Jab MOM Met Mars: PM Witnesses & Jubilates The Historic Moment

<keyword id="6358064" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="ISRO">ISRO</keyword>’s <keyword id="6625456" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mars-Orbiter-Mission">Mars Orbiter Mission</keyword> (MOM), informally called Mangalyaan, is all set to enter the orbit of Mars on September 24. 
 The <keyword id="823674" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kerala-State-Science-and-Technology-Museum">Kerala State Science and Technology Museum</keyword> (KSSTM) is planning various programmes on September 23 and 24 to mark the event. It has collaborated with <keyword id="833847" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Vigyan-Prasar">Vigyan Prasar</keyword>, an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology, and the Rajya Sabha TV to telecast special programmes. 
 
“KSSTM is one of six centres which are part of this programme. Live telecasts of various events that we are planning and comments by experts and also the public will be aired from 10.30 am on September 23 to 4 pm on September 24 from the campus,’’ said KSSTM Director Arul Jerald Prakash. 
 
The Mangalyaan will enter the orbit of Mars shortly after 7 am on September 24, however, it will be difficult to spot the planet in the morning sky. 
 
ISRO had earlier said that the MOM spacecraft was in the “pink of health,” and was sending crucial information from a distance of 211 million km after having covered 95% of its journey. 
 
Here is a timeline of the Mars mission: 
· November 5, 2013: MOM launched aboard PSLV-C 25 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. 
· December 4, 2013: Exits Earth’s sphere of influence. 
· February 11, 2014: Completes 100 days. 
· April 9: Covered 50% of its journey 
· September 24: Set to enter the orbit of Mars 
 
Stay tuned for more!

Mangalyaan’s Rendezvous With Mars

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The first photo of Mars from India's Mangalyaan spacecraft <a href="https://www.facebook.com/isromom">was posted to Facebook on Thursday by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)</a>. 
Check out the view in the photo above from a height of 4,000 miles.
The image is, well, kind of meh <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/curiosity-rover-drilling-on-mars-2014-5">compared to something like what we've seen from NASA's Curiosity rover</a>, but it's still impressive, especially <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-india-made-their-mars-orbiter-cheap-2014-9">considering the satellite's bargain price and the limited resources available to India's space program</a>. 
India was able to build the craft on the cheap by modeling it using computer software instead of constructing physical prototypes. The $74 million project was relatively inexpensive by space standards. <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/things-that-cost-more-than-indias-mars-mission-2014-9">It even cost less than the most expensive flat ever sold in London or the budget for the film "Gravity."</a>
An ISRO official told the AFP that <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-indias-spacecraft-beams-back-first-mars-photos-2014-9">"spacecraft is working well"</a> and has already beamed back several pictures. 
The Mangalyaan probe entered Mars' orbit on Wednesday, making India the first Asian country to successfully reach the red planet.

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