BANGALORE, India, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) released the program's first 3D image of the planet.
The image was uploaded to the mission's Facebook page.
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Anaglyph 3D image of Mars - generated using multiple pictures acquired by Mars Color Camera.(ISRO-Mars Orbiter Mission Facebook)
According to ISRO, the image was anaglyph 3D image was created using multiple pictures using the Mars Color Camera.
To see the image, people will need to make 3D glasses, which the mission included how-to instructions on their Facebook page.
The spacecraft is currently orbiting Mars; the nearest point to Mars is 421.7 km and farthest point is 76,993.6.
The orbiter successfully entered orbit around Mars in September, marking the first time a country has reached the Red Planet on it's first attempt.
MOM also joins NASA's MAVEN project which is also in orbit around Mars.
