3D picture of Mars on the basis of photographs of Indian orbiting satellite Mangalyaan + photos of Rosetta Bashny.Net

The other day, the Indians presented a stereoscopic image of Mars, composed of new images from Mars orbiter Mangalyaan. It is worth recalling that Mangalyaan - project of Indian scientists, who set several records. So, this is the most inexpensive project Martian machine, the most successful project in the history of Mars exploration (the Indians managed to successfully launch and enter the orbit of Mars from the first time) and others.

Purpose Mangalyaan - study of the composition of the Martian atmosphere, the determination of the concentration of methane in the atmosphere and surface mapping. Now Mangalyaan continues to send more and more images of the surface of the Red Planet on which the Indian space agency has made a stereoscopic picture of Mars.

Pictures used to create three-dimensional image obtained on September 28 from a distance of 74,500 kilometers. In the photo is visible giant dust storm, covering a large region in the Northern Hemisphere. Below, right, is seen South Pole ice cap (frozen carbon dioxide and water).




2D version

It is worth noting that this is not the first stereoscopic images of Mars. Previously such images is based on qualitative images sent station Rosetta. These images are obtained by a high resolution camera OSIRIS February 24, 2007, from a distance of about 240,000 kilometers.





Team Rosetta created black and white and color 3D picture:





Furthermore, it is Rosetta helped create true-color picture of the Red Planet.





With regard to the Indian orbiter, the cost of the project amounted to only $ 73 million, which is much lower than the cost of similar projects. True, the space station is not as complex as other projects.

Its position in orbit Mangalyaan took on 21 September. Minimum expectancy of the device - for six months, maximum - 10 years and more.

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/240129/