
A beautiful new image of Mars and the moon Phobos silhouetted against the planet, taken by India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). More images available here.
Mars is a planetary destination that so far has only been reached by a handful of countries including the United States, the former Soviet Union and some countries in Europe. But soon, another nation may finally take its place on that list as well – India. Having already successfully sent its first unmanned probe, Chandrayaan 1, to the Moon a few years ago, India is now setting its sights on a much more distant goal, Mars.
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