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Turkmenistan's aptly named Door to Hell, a 230-foot-wide crater in the middle of the desert near the village of Deweze. In 1971, a team of Soviet scientists set up a drilling platform looking for natural gas reserves. The rig collapsed, and fearing the release of further poisonous gases from the cavern, the scientists decided to burn it off by setting the crater on fire. At that time, expectations were that the gas would burn out within days, but it is still burning.

That was more than 40 years ago.

Back in 1974, a group of workers in Romania discovered three different objects 10 meters deep in a sand trench. Two of the items were prehistoric elephant bones that have been dated as old as 2.5 million years ago. The third object however, is an aluminum wedge that was found together with the ancient bones. This discovery dumbfounded most researchers, as aluminum was difficult to create even by 19th century standards. While some call it evidence of extraterrestrials, others are calling it a hoax. Whatever it is, we may never know

What happened to SS Ourang Medan or “Man from Medan” in Malaysia is perhaps one of the most fascinating and mind-boggling mysteries that ever existed in seafaring history. Everything began with an SOS message in 1947 that mentioned the captain, along with the rest of the crew, was dead. What’s worse, even the telegrapher died during the transmission of the message. When the Silver Star was able to receive the distress call and went to inspect the ship, they confirmed the deaths of all aboard. Speculations of ghosts, hazardous chemicals, and even aliens have been raised, but there is still no conclusion as to what actually happened.

Despite its serene appearance when viewed from Earth, the energy produced from the Sun is so strong that every second its core releases the equivalent of 100 billion nuclear bombs.

In Hanuman Chalisa it is said:
" Yug sahastra yojan per bhanu!
  Leelyo taahi madhu phal janu!!

1 Yug =12000 years
1 sahastra =1000
1 Yojan =8 miles

Yug * Sahastra * Yogan = par bhanu
12000*1000*8miles
1 mile =1.6 kms
96000000 miles = 96000000 * 1.6 kms= 153600000 kms to sun

NASA has said that, it is the exact distance between Earth to Sun (Bhanu).
Which says that Hanuman ji did jump to sun, thinking that it is a sweet fruit (Madhu Pal)....

It is really interesting how accurate and meaningful our ancient scriptures are..
Unfortunately barely it is recognised, interpreted accurately or realized by any in today's time.... 

Lyman Alpha photometer(LAP):
                   It is an absorption cell photometer. It measures the abundance of deuterium and hydrogen from Lyman-alpha emission in the Martian upper atmosphere. Measurement of D/H (deuterium to hydrogen abundance ratio) allows us to understand the loss process of water from the planet.

Mars Color Camera(MCC):
                   This tri-color Mars color camera gives images & information about the surface features and composition of Martian surface. They are useful to monitor the dynamic events and weather of mars. MCC will also be used for probing the two satellites of mars-Phobos & Deimos. It also provides tha context information for other science payloads.

Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS):
                     TIS measures the thermal emission and can be operated during both day and night. Temperature and emissivity are the two basic physical parameters estimated from thermal emission measurement. Many minerals and soil types have characteristic spectra in TIR region. TIS can map surface composition and mineralogy of mars.

Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser (MENCA):
                      It is a guadruple mass spectrometer capable of analysing the neutral composition in the range of 1 to 300 amu with unit mass resolution. The heritage of this payload is from chandra's Altitudinal Composition Explorer (CHACE) payload.

Methane Sensor For Mars (MSM):
                         It is designed to measure Methane in the Martian atmosphere with PPB accuracy and map its sources. Data is acquired only over illuminated scene as the sensor measures reflected solar radiation. Methane concentration in the Martian atmosphere undergoes spatial and temporal variations.

           

One of the main objectives of the first Indian mission to Mars is to develop the technologies required for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission. 

Following are the major objectives of the mission:

Technological Objectives:
1)Design and realisation of a Mars orbiter with a capability to survive and perform Earth bound manoeuvres, cruise phase of 300 days, Mars orbit insertion / capture, and on-orbit phase around Mars.
2)Deep space communication, navigation, mission planning and management.
3)Incorporate autonomous features to handle contingency situations.

Scientific Objectives:

1)Exploration of Mars surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere by indigenous scientific instruments.