Mangalyaan-2 mission: How ISRO’s Mars mission is different from NASA’s MAVEN mission

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NASA’s MAVEN mission and ISRO’s Mangalyaan-2 mission have many things in common. Know how they contribute to the planet’s study.

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ISRO is now planning for the second Mars orbiter mission dubbed as Mangalyaan-2 and this comes after a gap of 9 years after its first mission. 

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As per reports, the Mangalyaan-2 mission objectives include the in-depth study of the planet’s atmosphere and environment.

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The mission has various similarities to NASA’s MAVEN mission as both want to study how the atmosphere and climate of the planet evolve.

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NASA’s MAVEN mission primarily focused on the upper atmosphere which could help researchers understand the evolution of Earth's atmosphere.

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The MAVEN mission consisted of eight scientific instruments to study the uppermost layer of the Mars atmosphere. 

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The Mangalyaan-2 mission will consist of four payloads which will study interplanetary dust, and the Martian atmosphere and environment. 

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However, how these measurements will contribute to further enrich the knowledge on the subject is yet to be revealed by ISRO.

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The information about the Mangalyaan-2 mission is limited for now, however, as per reports, the payloads are in different stages of development. 

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NASA's MAVEN mission was designed for 2 years, however, the mission can now last till 2030. For Mangalyaan-2, the mission timeline has not been revealed yet.

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Furthermore, the MAVEN mission also communicated with NASA’s Mars 2020 rover to collect more data about the red planet. On the other hand, ISRO's MOM-2 will be based solely on orbital studies.