Mangalyaan-2 mission: know how ISRO is preparing for MOM-2

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After carrying out the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully, India is moving towards the next phase of its Mars orbiter mission, also known as Mangalyaan-2 mission.

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9 years ago, ISRO carried out its Mars orbiter Mission- 1 successfully with the mission spacecraft entering the orbit of Mars.

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According to reports, Mangalyaan-2  will consist of four payloads and their main focus will be to study interplanetary dust, the Martian atmosphere, and the environment of Mars.

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Mangalyaan-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).

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Mangalyaan-2 mission’s MODEX payload scientists study the origin, abundance, distribution, and flux at high altitudes on Mars.

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The Radio Occultation experiment is under development which will help to measure neutral and electron density profiles during the Mangalyaan-2 mission.

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The outcomes from the Mangalyaan-2 mission can help scientists to understand the dust flux at Mars and determine if the red planet has any rings around it.

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ISRO is building an Energetic Ion Spectrometer for the Mangalyaan-2 mission which will help to characterize solar energy particles and supra-thermal solar wind particles in the Martian environment. 

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The LPEX payload of the Mangalyaan-2 mission will help to measure the electron number density, electron temperature, and electric field wave which will help the researchers to study the plasma environment on Mars.