Mangalyaan-2: ISRO begins preparation for 2nd mission to Mars
Also read: Aditya L1 successfully escapes sphere of Earth's influence, navigating its path to Lagrange Point 1: ISRO The mission will carry a Mars Orbit Dust Experiment (MODEX), a Radio Occultation (RO) experiment, an Energetic Ion Spectrometer (EIS), and a Langmuir Probe and Electric Field Experiment (LPEX), HT reported. MODEX will help understand the origin, abundance, distribution, and flux at high altitudes on Mars.
The RO experiment is being developed to measure neutral and electron density profiles. The instrument is essentially a microwave transmitter operating at X-band frequency that can help understand the behaviour of the Martian atmosphere.
To understand the loss of atmosphere on the red planet, ISRO is planning to develop an EIS to characterise solar energy particles and supra-thermal solar wind particles in the Martian environment. The LPEX will enable the measurement of electron number density, electron temperature, and electric field waves, all of which will give a better picture of the plasma environment on Mars.
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The objectives of India's first Mars mission included design, realisation and launch of a Mars Orbiter spacecraft capable of operating with sufficient autonomy during the journey phase; Mars orbit insertion / capture and in-orbit phase around Mars. The first Mars mission carried five scientific payloads to study the Martian surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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