India's Mars shot will aid moon robot

• Autores: Victoria Jaggard
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2942, 2013, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • With the launch of its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), India has passed the first test in its bid to orbit the Red Planet. Next up is a ride that history has shown to be nail-biting: only three space agencies have ever reached Mars. As well as testing the Martian atmosphere for methane, a potential sign of life, MOM will provide know-how to aid a planned robotic moon voyage. Counter-intuitively, that mission maybe more exciting, scientifically, than orbiting Mars.