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ISRO launches Mars Atlas to celebrate one year of Mars Orbiter Mission

The Atlas showcases various data and images acquired from the satellite's onboard cameras and sensors.

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Dust storms over Mars' northern hemisphere, taken by the MCC
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To celebrate one year's completion of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released a commemorative Mars Atlas. The atlas is a compilation of pictures and data obtained from the Mars Colour Camera (MCC), open for public viewing. 

The images from MCC provide unique information about Mars at varying spatial resolutions. The MOM has obtained Mars Global data showing clouds, dust in atmosphere and surface variations. On the other hand high resolution images acquired show details of various morphological features on the surface of Mars. 

You can download a free PDF copy of the Mars Atlas from the ISRO website here.

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