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Check it out: Mars Orbiter sends its first video from the Red Planet

This time, Isro has gone a notch up by creating a Vine account--and posting a video from the orbiter.

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FP Staff|Oct 15, 2014, 11:39:27 IST
Until now we were proud of India’s maiden Mars mission, now it's time to take pride in what Isro is doing on social media. We loved their Twitter account @MarsOrbiter when it engaged in a witty conversation with Nasa's Mars Curiosity and tweeted, "Howdy @MarsCuriosity, Keep in touch. I'll be around."This time, Isro has gone a notch up by creating a Vine account--and posting a video from the orbiter.
In the video, the Mars Orbiter spacecraft, orbiting the red planet since 23 September, has captured a moving image of Phobos, one of the two satellites circling the plant. Phobos is the larger and closer of the two natural satellites of Mars. The other satellite is called Deimos.[caption id="attachment_1756501" align="alignleft" width="380"]Image from the video Image from the video[/caption]The image of Phobos, a dark dot, is seen moving over the reddish surface of Mars from West to East.Phobos has a size of 27 x 22 x 18 km in diameter and orbits Mars three times a day. It is so close that it orbits Mars faster than Mars rotates, and completes an orbit in just 7 hours and 39 minutes. Sometimes, it is so close to the planet's surface, that it can't even be seen.Keep it coming, Isro. We are thoroughly loving this!
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First Published:Oct 15, 2014, 11:37:39 IST
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