Mars orbiter News
ISRO confirmed on Monday that the Mars Orbiter craft has lost communication with the ground station
ISRO deliberated that the propellant must have been exhausted
"It was declared that the spacecraft is non-recoverable, and attained its end-of-life," read their statement
India’s Mars orbiter has 'died' after 8 long years of work in the interplanetary mission
Its fuel ran out and its battery drained beyond the safe limit
It was launched in November 2013 and successfully entered Mars’ orbit in September 2014
The image was captured by the agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) that has been studying the Red Planet's atmosphere and terrain from orbit since 2006.
The orbiter, which is the most data-productive spacecraft yet at Mars, continues to compile the most sharp-eyed global coverage ever accomplished by a camera at the Red Planet.
The first data from NASA rovers Opportunity and Curiosity on Mars has reached Earth last week in the successful first relay test of a NASA radio aboard Europe's new Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).
Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted traces of carbon dioxide ice on Red Planet. The orbiter has found that carbon dioxide ice more often covers the ground at night in some mid-latitude regions than in polar regions of the Red Planet, where it is generally absent for much of summer and fall.
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