India's First Mars Mission in Pictures (Gallery)

India Mars Orbiter: First Martian Atmosphere View

Indian Space Research Organisation

The second photo of Mars from India's Mangalyaan was a view of the Red Planet's atmosphere. Read the Full Story.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission Reaches Mars

Indian Space Research Organisation

This celebratory image from the Indian Space Research Organisation hails the Sept. 24, 2014 arrival (Indian Standard Time) of the Mangalyaan spacecraft in orbit around Mars.

India Mars Orbiter Mission Art

Indian Space Research Organisation

An artist's depiction of India's Mars Orbiter Mission, the country's first interplanetary trek.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission Artwork

ISRO

An artist's illustration of India's Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft, called Mangalyaan, launching in November 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]

Indian Mars Orbiter's First View of Earth

Indian Space Research Organisation

This photo of Earth was the first photo from India's Mars Orbiter Mission and captured on Nov. 19, 2013. It shows India and the surrounding region from Earth orbit.

How India's Space Probe to Mars Works (Infographic)

by Karl Tate, Infographics Artist

After a 300-day cruise through space, India's Mars probe will circle the planet. See how India's Mars Orbiter Mission will work here.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission Blasts Off

Indian Space Research Organisation

India's first mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission, launches the Mangalyaan orbiter toward the Red Planet atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Nov. 5, 2013 from the Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. [Read the Full Story Here]

Next Stop, Mars: India's Mangalyaan Launches

ISRO

A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches India's first mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission, from the the Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Nov. 5, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]

India's Mars Orbiter Mission Blasts Off

Indian Space Research Organisation

India's first mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission, launches the Mangalyaan orbiter toward the Red Planet atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Nov. 5, 2013 from the Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. [Read the Full Story Here]

India's Mars Orbiter Mission: Liftoff

Indian Space Research Organisation

India's first mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission, launches the Mangalyaan orbiter toward the Red Planet atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Nov. 5, 2013 from the Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. [Read the Full Story Here]

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