Mangalyaan Wished India On Independence Day With Stunning 3D Images Of A Canyon On Mars

While the rest of India was tasting patriotic waters on the account of the 69th Independence Day, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, Mangalyaan, sent us pictures which made us proud yet another time.

The Mars Orbiter Mission sent some beautiful images of the largest known canyon from the Red planet – Mars.

 

These are the images of Valles Marineris,  a largest known canyon complex in the solar system. This picture was taken from a height of nearly 2000 km from Mars colored camera.

A 62 km wide valley named Opir Chasma can be seen bordered by high cliffs.
This was a proud moment for the ISRO and it was evident from this tweet:

 

Close-up of grandest canyon of all: Valles Marineris. pic.twitter.com/Sn4Kc2svfv

— ISRO’s Mars Orbiter (@MarsOrbiter) March 5, 2015

 

Mangalyaan reached Mars on September 2014. It was an ecstatic moment for the whole country as ISRO was successful in its maiden attempt. Many countries like the USA, Russia, and Europe have accomplished successful Mars missions.

And what’s more, this is not the first time that an image has been sent. Earlier, they sent images of Martian landmarks – Aurorae Chaos.

It’s a long terrain with irregular blocks.

What this image proved?
It showed signs of fluvial activity which means showing signs of water or similar substances which could have flowed there sometime in the past.

You can see more pictures taken by Mangalyaan here.

Well, there is no doubt that this image proved the mettle of Mangalyaan another time, but it also proved to be a perfect Independence Day present for everyone especially because many studies have been undertaken to know about any signs of life on Mars. May many more pictures come our way!

Well done!

News Source: Hindustan Times

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