Mangalyaan-2 mission: India’s next step towards Mars

India is progressing fast in the realm of space exploration. After Chandrayaan-3, Aditya-L1, and Gaganyaan, the Indian space agency ISRO is now aiming for its next phase of the Mangalyaan mission.

It has been 9 years since the Mangalyaan-1 mission entered the orbit of the Red Planet and ISRO is now preparing to launch the Mangalyaan-2 mission. (Pixabay)

photos

1/6 It has been 9 years since the Mangalyaan-1 mission entered the orbit of the Red Planet and ISRO is now preparing to launch the Mangalyaan-2 mission. (Pixabay)

 The Mars Orbiter Mission-2 will consist of four payloads that aim to study interplanetary dust, the Martian atmosphere, and the environment of Mars. The first Mars mission carried 5 scientific payloads. (NASA)

2/6  The Mars Orbiter Mission-2 will consist of four payloads that aim to study interplanetary dust, the Martian atmosphere, and the environment of Mars. The first Mars mission carried 5 scientific payloads. (NASA)

 Mangalyaan-2 or MOM-2 mission’s scientific payloads consist of 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). (NASA)

3/6  Mangalyaan-2 or MOM-2 mission’s scientific payloads consist of 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). (NASA)

The MODEX payload scientists study the origin, abundance, distribution, and flux at high altitudes on Mars. The RO experiment is under development which will help to measure neutral and electron density profiles. (Pixabay)

4/6 The MODEX payload scientists study the origin, abundance, distribution, and flux at high altitudes on Mars. The RO experiment is under development which will help to measure neutral and electron density profiles. (Pixabay)

 According to the documents accessed by HT, “ There are no measurements of Interplanetary Dust Particles (IDPs) at Mars. The instrument can detect particles of size from a few hundred nm to few µm, traveling at hypervelocity (> 1 km/s). The outcomes can help explain the dust flux at Mars, whether there is any ring (as hypothesized) around Mars and also confirm whether the dust is interplanetary or coming from Phobos or Deimos (the two moons of Mars).  (Unsplash)

5/6  According to the documents accessed by HT, “ There are no measurements of Interplanetary Dust Particles (IDPs) at Mars. The instrument can detect particles of size from a few hundred nm to few µm, traveling at hypervelocity (> 1 km/s). The outcomes can help explain the dust flux at Mars, whether there is any ring (as hypothesized) around Mars and also confirm whether the dust is interplanetary or coming from Phobos or Deimos (the two moons of Mars).  (Unsplash)

 ISRO is also developing an EIS to characterize solar energy particles and supra-thermal solar wind particles in the Martian environment. The LPEX payload will help to measure the electron number density, electron temperature, and electric field wave which will enable scientists to understand the plasma environment on the Martian surface. (Unsplash)

6/6  ISRO is also developing an EIS to characterize solar energy particles and supra-thermal solar wind particles in the Martian environment. The LPEX payload will help to measure the electron number density, electron temperature, and electric field wave which will enable scientists to understand the plasma environment on the Martian surface. (Unsplash)