India’s Mars orbiter dies after eight years

October 6, 2022

India’s Mars orbiter dies after eight years: The Indian Mars Orbiter Craft, Mangalyaan has runs out of fuel and battery after completing 8 years.

ISRO has launched the Mars Orbiter Mission (MoM) on November 3, 2013. The spacecraft entered the Martian orbit on September 24, 2014.

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It helped to study the Martian landscape including surface geology, morphology, atmospheric processes, surface temperature, and atmospheric escape process. India is the first nation in the world to reach Mars on a Maiden attempt.