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The aim of Mangalyaan ?

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) aims to study Martian surface and its mineral composition as well as scan its atmosphere for methane (an indicator of life on Mars).

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***The spacecraft was indigenously designed, built and launched by ISRO in record period of less than two years in Rs.450 crore ($73 million US) budget, Making it cheapest inter-planetary mission till date to reach Mars.