Indian orbiter sends back photos of Mars

India's Mars Orbiter Mission has sent back stunning photos of the red planet in its first week there.

The photos were taken by the orbiter's color camera as it circles Mars in an oval-shaped orbit ranging in altitude between about 260 miles and 48,000 miles.

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India's Mars orbiter's first view of the red planet, taken from an altitude of 7,300 kilometers (4,536 miles). Credit: ISRO
 

This view of the Martian northern hemisphere from the orbiter's color camera is from an altitude 8,449 kilometers (5,250 miles). Credit: ISRO
 

The Mars orbiter's color camera captured this view of dust storm activity over the Martian northern hemisphere from an altitude of 74,500 kilometers (46,292 miles). Credit: ISRO