India's Mars Orbiter Mission: Latest News, Photos and Video

An artist's view of India's first Mars probe, the heart of the Mars Orbiter Mission, in orbit around the Red Planet. India's first Mars orbiter will arrive at its target on Sept. 24, 2014.
An artist's view of India's first Mars probe, the heart of the Mars Orbiter Mission, in orbit around the Red Planet. India's first Mars orbiter will arrive at its target on Sept. 24, 2014. (Image credit: India Space Research Organisation)

India's Mars Orbiter Mission marks the country's first mission to the Red Planet and first entry into interplanetary spaceflight. The unmanned Mars Orbiter Mission, or MOM, will map the surface of the Red Planet and test technologies needed for future Indian space missions.

Related Topics: Curiosity Mars Rover Mission, ExoMars, Mars, Mars Rover Opportunity, MAVEN Mars Mission

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An illustration of the Mars Orbiter Mission in orbit around Mars.
India loses contact with Mars orbiter as spacecraft runs out of fuel (update)

By Robert Lea Last updated

India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) may have finally reached the end of its operations after eight years spent orbiting the Red Planet.

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India's Mars Orbiter Mission Has a Methane Problem

By Irene Klotz Published

The methane-detecting instrument aboard the ISRO MOM spacecraft has been re-purposed after NASA scientists uncovered a design flaw.

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This spectacular view of Mars from India's Mangalyaan spacecraft shows active dust storms in the Red Planet's northern hemisphere. This photo was released on Sept. 29, 2014, less than a week after the Indian Mars orbiter arrived at the planet.
India's First Mars Mission in Pictures (Gallery)

By Space.com Staff Published

India's first mission to the Red Planet, called the Mars Orbiter mission, is slated to launch from Satish Dhawan Space Center on Oct. 28, 2013. See photos from the mission's preparation here.

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By Robert Z. Pearlman Published

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India's 1st Mars Mission Celebrates One Year at Red Planet

By Mike Wall Published

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India's 1st Mars Probe Captures Stunning 3D View of Huge Chasm

By Elizabeth Howell Published

Three new spectacular 3D images of a Mars chasm show gullies shaped by erosive forces on the Red Planet.

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Mars Image Captured by India's Mars Orbiter Mission Probe
US, India to Team Up on Mars Exploration

By Mike Wall Published

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This spectacular view of Mars from India's Mangalyaan spacecraft shows active dust storms in the Red Planet's northern hemisphere. This photo was released on Sept. 29, 2014, less than a week after the Indian Mars orbiter arrived at the planet.
Indian Spacecraft Snaps Spectacular Portrait of Mars (Photo)

By Tariq Malik Published

India's first spacecraft to visit Mars has beamed home its greatest photo of the Red Planet yet, a spectacular view that reveals the planet from pole to pole.

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India's first Mars orbiter Mangalyaan captured this photo of the Martian atmosphere just after arriving at Mars on Sept. 24, 2014 Indian Standard Time.
Indian Spacecraft Captures Its First Photos of Mars

By Mike Wall Published

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Artist's concept of India's Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft, which arrived at the Red Planet on Sept. 24, 2014 Indian Standard Time (Sept. 23 EDT).
India's First Mars Probe Makes Historic Red Planet Arrival

By Mike Wall Published

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