MCC

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MCC is the Mars Colour Camera, an imaging instrument aboard India’s Mars Orbiter Mission used to capture color photographs of the Martian surface and atmosphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars orbiter camera
spacecraft imaging instrument
aboardSpacecraft Mangalyaan
Mars Orbiter Mission
acronymFor Mars Colour Camera
application atmospheric studies
public outreach imagery
surface morphology studies
contributedTo documentation of Martian dust storms
documentation of Martian polar regions
global mapping of Mars
countryOfOrigin India
dataType digital images
dataUser ISRO mission operations
planetary scientists
enteredMarsOrbit 2014-09-24
fullName Mars Colour Camera
hostMissionCountry India
hostMissionOperator Indian Space Research Organisation
hostMissionType Mars orbiter
hostSpacecraftAgency Indian Space Research Organisation
hostSpacecraftAlternateName Mangalyaan
hostSpacecraftName Mars Orbiter Mission
imageFormat color frames
imagingType color photography
launchCountry India
launchDate 2013-11-05
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
launchVehicle PSLV-XL
mission Mars Orbiter Mission
missionType planetary exploration
notableFor first color images of Mars by India
observationMode limb viewing
nadir viewing
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
orbits Mars
platformType Mars orbiter payload
primaryFunction imaging of Martian atmosphere
imaging of Martian surface
spaceAgency ISRO
spectralRange visible
status operational (initial years of Mars Orbiter Mission)
targetBody Mars

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