Mars Orbiter sends pictures of dust storm

September 29, 2014 21:44

India's Mars orbiter has sent a picture of regional dust storm activities over the northern hemisphere of the Red Planet, Indian Space Research Organisation said today.

"Regional dust storm activities over northern hemisphere of Mars -- captured by Mars Color Camera on-board Mars Orbiter Mission", Bangalore-headquartered ISRO said on its official Facebook page with a picture. It said the image was taken from an altitude of 74,500 km from the surface of Mars.

Image: Something's brewing here! @MarsOrbiter tweets this image

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