Planetary Society Blog for Wednesday 17 September 2014

Planetary Society Blog

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Mars Orbiter Mission prepares for Mars arrival

Posted: 16 Sep 2014 11:12 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...-prepares.html

The countdown for the crucial and nerve-wracking Mars orbit insertion of
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on September 24 has kicked off. At
ISRO's telemetry, tracking and command network (ISTRAC) in Bangalore, the
mood among the scientists is right now a mixture of optimism, excitement,
and nervous apprehension.

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Mars Orbiter Mission arrival timeline

Posted: 16 Sep 2014 11:11 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...-timeline.html

Mars Orbiter Mission's fated arrival day is approaching fast! Here is the
timeline of orbit insertion events, converted from India Standard Time to
Universal, European, and Pacific time zones, and corrected for the 12.5
minutes it will take signals to reach Earth from Mars.