Comet watchers say Siding Spring is passing through the Solar System for the first time and that it will approach Mars at a tenth of the distance any comet has visited Earth.
The comet will make its closest encounter with Mars around 1.40 a.m. IST on October 20 give or take 15 minutes [which will be 20.08 hours UTC on October 19]. We have already taken steps to ensure that the spacecraft will be shielded behind Mars at that time,” Dr. Raju
ISRO engineers handling MOM from the command centre at Bangalore have been trying to balance MOM’s safety with the visual treat the fly-by promises, according to MOM Mission director V. Kesava Raju. For the October 20 encounter, the 25-plus team of engineers associated with the five MOM instruments were working out the best position for the instruments, he added.
ISRO engineers handling MOM from the command centre at Bangalore have been trying to balance MOM’s safety with the visual treat the fly-by promises, according to MOM Mission director V. Kesava Raju. For the October 20 encounter, the 25-plus team of engineers associated with the five MOM instruments were working out the best position for the instruments, he added.
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