The Indian Space Research Organisation (#ISRO )the GSLV Mk III launch vehicle�s indigenous cryogenic CE-20 engine at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)
in Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli district. Ready to Launch.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (#ISRO ) successfully conducted a test on Saturday Mar. 14 2015
to check the GSLV Mk III launch vehicle�s indigenous cryogenic CE-20 engine at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC)
in Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli district. The test is just the latest step toward providing the ISRO with the
capability of sending astronauts to low-Earth orbit (LEO).
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Valles Marinaris and Arsia Mons,
Olympus Mons, Tharsis Bulge trio of volcanoes and Valles Marineris from ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission.
Note the clouds and south polar ice cap. Credit: ISRO
Spectacular 3D view of Arsia Mons, a huge volcano on Mars, taken by camera on India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Credit: ISRO Story updated with more details and imagery
Pital crater is an impact crater located in Ophir Planum region of Mars,
which is located in the eastern part of Valles Marineris region.
This image is taken by Mars Color Camera (MCC) on 23-04-2015 at a
the largest known canyon in the Solar System.
Three dimensional view of Valles Marineris center portion from India’s MOM Mars Mission. Credit: ISRO
is as much as 600 km wide and measures as much as 7 kilometers (4 mi) deep.
Valles Marineris from India’s Mars Mission. Credit: ISRO
Phobos, one of the two natural satellites of Mars silhouetted against the Martian surface. Credit: ISRO
ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission captures spectacular portrait of the Red Planet and swirling dust storms
with the on-board Mars Color Camera from an altitude of 74500 km on Sept. 28, 2014. Credit: ISRO
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.
Tyrrhenus Mons is an ancient martian volcano and image shows its timeworn gullies and wind streaks. Credit: ISRO
by KEN KREMER on AUGUST 17, 2015
This view over the Ophir Chasma canyon on the Martian surface was taken by the
Mars Colour Camera aboard India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
Ophir Chasma is a canyon in the Coprates quadrangle located at 4° south latitude and 72.5° west longitude.
It is part of the Valles Marineris canyon system. Credit: ISRO
MOM celebrates 1 Year at Mars Olympus Mons, Tharsis Bulge trio of volcanoes and Valles Marineris from ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission.
Note the clouds and south polar ice cap. Credit: ISRO
India's Chandrayaan 2 has been orbiting the moon for over a year but hasn't been sharing the data with the world until just before Christmas. I'd been hoping that the high resolution camera would let us see things on the moon in a detail we'd not seen before, but it appears that they've only shared 3 images and 2 of those are blurry. Still I hope this is a start and we'll be seeing more data in the future. Data is available from:
Chandrayaan 2 Mission Loses Contact With Vikram Lander During Descent
Chandrayaan 2 Vikram Landing Site
source: Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute The entire world is watching as the Indian space agency is about to attempt the first soft landing in the vicinity of the Moon's south pole. India's Chandrayaan 2 mission will deploy the Vikram lander to a location approximately 70 degrees south in lunar latitude. The planned landing site is a relatively smooth plane between the craters Manzinus C and Simpelius N. Once safely on the ground, the lander will deploy the Pragyan rover to explore this new and fascinating terrain. This visualization was generated using NASA's Moon Trek portal and data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's (LRO) Wide Angle Camera (WAC) and Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA).
India’s Crashed Lander is In This Picture, Somewhere
This image of the lunar highlands is from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. You’d need superhuman eyesight to spot it, but India’s crashed Vikram lander is in there somewhere. The lander attempted to land on the Moon on September 6th, but when it was only 2.1 km above the surface, within reach of its objective, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) lost contact with the spacecraft.
A screenshot from the LROC Quickmap. Image Credit: NASA/LRO/ASU
Another view of Vikram’s landing site, taken before the spacecraft attempted to land. Manzinus C is in the upper middle of the image and Simpelius N is the small circular crater in the lower middle. This image is 87 kilometers (54 miles) across. Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
One of the most notable features of the modern space age is the way that new participants are entering the fray. In addition to the traditional contenders – NASA and Roscosmos – China has become a major player in space in recent decades. And in 2022, according tor recent statements, India will join the club too when it becomes the fourth nation to send a crewed mission to space.