India's First Mars Mission in Pictures (Gallery)

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Coma Sola Crater Region

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The Mars Color Camera on India's Mars Orbiter imaged the Coma Sola Crater Region.

Impact Crater

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Southwest of Huygens crater, India's Mars Orbiter imaged this large impact crater.

Details of an Impact Crater

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The MCC captured these detailed images of an impact crater southwest of Huygens crater.

Gale Crater

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Gale Crater on Mars seen by the Mars Color Camera.

Tharsis Tholus

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This is Tharsis Tholus, a shield volcano on Mars.

Henry Crater

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The MCC imaged Henry Crater.

Arabia Terra

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The Mars Orbiter captured the area surrounding Arabia Terra.

Olympus Mons

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The Mars Orbiter's Color Camera imaged Olympus Mons from above.

Full Disc of Mars

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MOM returned this full disc image of Mars to Earth.

Mars Terrain

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The Mars Color Camera also captured this snapshot of Mars from a distance of 26,300 km on December 30, 2015.

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