As India and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) gear up for historic feat when Indian spaceship Mangalayaan will land on Mars surface on September 24, you can also boast of this achievement by taking a selfie with the Mangalyaan.
We are not talking about sending you into the space. We just found an app that will do it all for you. Hyderabad-based Smartur has developed an app that lets you take a selfie with Mangalyaan’s different stages like take-off and in orbit.
The Smartur app will provide the mobile users a platform to experience and participate in India’s most important space programme milestone – the historic arrival of Mangalyaan on Mars on September 24, according to a release.
It is an augmented reality app that uses a 3D model to give the user some ‘real’ experience of seeing the object (in this case Mangalyaan) in their living environment, the release said.
The app allows the participants to click and upload/share innovative pictures that can look like Mangalyaan is lifting off from their hands or out of their car or any other idea that comes to their mind, it said.
A participant would be required to download the app for free on their mobile device and take a print out of the ‘Marker’ (a marker is a design that helps the model the Mangalyaan to be placed in reality). The combination of the app and marker would give users an actual feel of being right there with the Mangalyaan, it said.
With this App you will be able to experience a stunning 3D model of mangalyaan, right in front of your eyes. So, take a cool selfie, share it with your friends and express your joy and pride.
The models you can take your selfie with include:
Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter)
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
Mars Color Camera (MCC)
Mars Exospheric Neutral Composition Analyser( MENCA)
Lyman Alpha Photometer (LAP)
Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (TIS)
Methane Sensor for Mars (MSM)
To download the Smartur Mangalyaan App click here
To download the Marker click here
