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ISRO scientists present first Mangalyaan pictures of Mars to Modi

A team of ISRO scientists presented the first pictures of Mars sent by Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.

FP Archives|Sep 26, 2014, 07:24:29 IST

New Delhi: A team of ISRO scientists on Thursday presented the first pictures of the Red Planet sent by Mars Orbiter Mission (MoM) or Mangalyaan spacecraft to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The team, led by ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan and ISRO Scientific Secretary V Koteswara Rao, flew in here to hand over to pictures to the PM. Narendra Modi tweeted:

Earlier, ISRO had posted the first picture sent by the spacecraft on its twitter handle.

To this, PM replied to the tweet:

Modi was present at the ISRO complex in Bangalore yesterday and witnessed the success of the mission on its maiden attempt itself. He had heaped praise on the scientists.

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