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NASA’s Mars orbiter clicks locations shown in ‘The Martian’

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New York:  The Matt Damon-starrer “The Martian” begins with a region on Red Planet called Acidalia Planitia – the landing site for the sci-fi film’s “Ares 3” mission.

The HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has now captured this site associated with the best-selling novel and now a Hollywood movie.

In the movie, an astronaut’s adventures take him to the another site – the rim of Mawrth Crater on Red Planet.

Another image from the Orbiter shows the nature of this terrain which is the movie’s planned landing site for the “Ares 4” mission.

The base for the “Ares 4” mission was set inside a crater named Schiaparelli.

“These images reveal details of real regions on Mars,” NASA said in a statement.

Each observation by HiRISE covers an area of several square miles and shows details as small as a desk.

More than 39,000 of them have been taken since the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reached Mars in 2006.

They are available online for anyone to explore, from the comfort of home.

HiRISE has provided important information used in selection of landing sites for NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover and other robotic missions.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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