Indian Mars-Colour-Camera captures far-side of the Deimos: A rarity among contemporary Mars orbiters

Arya, A. S.; Moorthi, S. Manthira; Rajasekhar, R. P.; Sarkar, Subham; Sur, Koyel; Aravind, B.; Gambhir, R. K.; Misra, Indranil; Patel, Vishnukumar D.; Srinivas, A. R.; Patel, Kamlesh K.; Chauhan, Prakash; Kumar, A. S. Kiran

doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.08.018

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“…The primary scientific goal of MOM is to explore the morphology, topography and mineralogy of surface features, and analyse the atmosphere using the indigenously developed instruments (Arunan and Satish, 2015). The MOM's payload includes a Mars Colour Camera (MCC) for optical imaging (Arya et al, 2015), a Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS) for surface temperature estimation and mapping composition and mineralogy (Singh et al, 2015), a Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA) to measure in-situ composition of the low-altitude neutral exosphere and its radial distribution (Singh et al, 2015), a Lyman Alpha Photometer (LAP) to determine the deuterium-to-hydrogen abundance ratio of the upper atmosphere (Sridhar et al, 2015), and a Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM) to measure total column of methane in the atmosphere (Mathew et al, 2015).…”

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Mars: new insights and unresolved questions

Changela

Chatzitheodoridis

Antunes

et al. 2021

International Journal of Astrobiology

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Mars exploration motivates the search for extraterrestrial life, the development of space technologies, and the design of human missions and habitations. Here, we seek new insights and pose unresolved questions relating to the natural history of Mars, habitability, robotic and human exploration, planetary protection, and the impacts on human society. Key observations and findings include: – high escape rates of early Mars' atmosphere, including loss of water, impact present-day habitability; – putative fossils on Mars will likely be ambiguous biomarkers for life; – microbial contamination resulting from human habitation is unavoidable; and – based on Mars' current planetary protection category, robotic payload(s) should characterize the local martian environment for any life-forms prior to human habitation. Some of the outstanding questions are: – which interpretation of the hemispheric dichotomy of the planet is correct; – to what degree did deep-penetrating faults transport subsurface liquids to Mars' surface; – in what abundance are carbonates formed by atmospheric processes; – what properties of martian meteorites could be used to constrain their source locations; – the origin(s) of organic macromolecules; – was/is Mars inhabited; – how can missions designed to uncover microbial activity in the subsurface eliminate potential false positives caused by microbial contaminants from Earth; – how can we ensure that humans and microbes form a stable and benign biosphere; and – should humans relate to putative extraterrestrial life from a biocentric viewpoint (preservation of all biology), or anthropocentric viewpoint of expanding habitation of space? Studies of Mars' evolution can shed light on the habitability of extrasolar planets. In addition, Mars exploration can drive future policy developments and confirm (or put into question) the feasibility and/or extent of human habitability of space.

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Section: Mars Orbiter Missionmentioning

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Mars: new insights and unresolved questions

Changela

Chatzitheodoridis

Antunes

et al. 2021

International Journal of Astrobiology

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“…Albedo of the Martian surface using the 1.65 µm channel of Methane sensor for Mars (MSM) was also estimated (Singh and Mishra, 2016). Far side of Deimos, the smaller moon of Mars, was imaged by MCC (Arya et al, 2015b), which has not been viewed by any Mars orbiter in the recent time. Mineralogical studies using hyperspectral data enabled the identification of different minerals like sulphates and ferrous based compounds on the surface of Mars (Jain and Chauhan, 2015a), leading to the understanding of the aqueous history of Mars.…”

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“…Mars Color Camera (MCC), onboard MOM imaged the far-side of Deimos which has not been viewed for the last few decades by any Mars orbiter ( Fig. 4) (Arya et al, 2015b). Four image-frames of the Deimos was acquired on October 14, 2014 at around 13:05 UT which are used to generate a High Dynamic Range (HDR) product so as to enhance the image details.…”

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Understanding our Celestial Neighbors: An Indian Perspective in Planetary Sciences and Exploration

Chauhan

Bhardwa²,

Kumar³

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

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The planetary exploration program of the Indian Space Research Organization is described. The important results obtained from the two successful missions, Mars orbiter Mission (2014) and the earlier Chandrayaan-1 mission (2008-9) to moon are summarized. High-resolution maps of Valles Marineris enabled several surface, aqueous and atmospheric features to be delineated and the highly elliptical orbit of MOM enabled imaging of the surface of the farther side of Deimos as well as study of Mars exospheric constituents. The results from Chandrayaan-1 mission changed many lunar concepts e.g. from dry, passive and inactive to moon to wet, tectonically and volcanically active moon. Some recent results based on the space borne and laboratory based study of Titan, Pluto, Comets and meteorites coming from Mars and Vesta are summarized. The future planetary exploration plans, such as Chandrayaan-2 and second Mars mission are briefly mentioned.

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Liquid water lake under ice in Mars’s southern hemisphere—Possibility of subsurface biosphere and life

Joseph¹

2023

Water Worlds in the Solar System

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Indian Mars-Colour-Camera captures far-side of the Deimos: A rarity among contemporary Mars orbiters

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Mars: new insights and unresolved questions

Mars: new insights and unresolved questions

Understanding our Celestial Neighbors: An Indian Perspective in Planetary Sciences and Exploration

Liquid water lake under ice in Mars’s southern hemisphere—Possibility of subsurface biosphere and life

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