None of the instruments
None of the instruments will send back enough data to answer these questions definitively, but experts say the data will help them better understand how planets form and what conditions might make life possible.
"It's yet another source of information. Mars is gradually unveiling its secrets to science and humanity, and the Indian mission is yet another means of unveiling this enigma that Mars presents," said space expert Roger Franzen, the technical program manager at the Australian National University's Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Scientists said it was helpful that MOM's data will reflect the same time period as data being collected by NASA's newest Maven mission, allowing the two data sets to be compared for better understanding.