Tech Times/ by Lori Sandoval
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) released its very first 3D image of the Red Planet, following the Mangalyaan spacecraft’s successful entry into the Martian orbit last month, the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
“ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission captures its first image of Mars. Taken from a height of 7300 km; with 376 m spatial resolution,” said ISRO. The ISRO uploaded the image on its Facebook page on Sept. 24.
“History has been created today,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi was quoted by Tech2.
The anaglyph 3D image of Mars was generated using multiple pictures acquired by Mars Color Camera, the ISRO also said on Facebook. The Mars Color Camera was installed in MOM. To see the image, the public will need to use their 3D glasses. The Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre of ISRO designed and developed the said camera………..[Read More]
