Infographic: Earth versus Mars

India's first Mars orbiter was successfully placed in orbit by the rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C25 (PSLV-C25). The Rs 450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was Dr Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, a small coastal village in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday at 2:38 pm. According to ISRO, the Mars orbiter will orbit the Earth till Nov 30 and then its motors will be fired to push it towards the red planet. For nearly 300 days the motor will be off while the spacecraft floats through the inky void towards Mars. When the spacecraft nears Mars, the motors will be restarted and fired again to carry out manoeuvres to put it in Martian orbit around September 2014.

Here's an infographic showing how the Earth compares with its red neighbour in the solar system.

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