Amid Vikram lull, MOM completes 5 yrs around Mars:
- Martian Orbit for Isro`s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), bringing subdued cheer at the space agency, amid a lull caused by an unsuccessful attempt at soft-landing Vikram, Chandrayaan-2`s lander on Moon.
- MOM was designed for just six months around Mars its long life a feat for Isro, which had failed to achieve to Chandrayaan-1, its first mission to Moon, in 2008.
- 2.5 Martian Years
- MOM had completed five Earth years around Mars it only amounts to two-and-a-half Martian years.The Mars actually take more than the double of 365.