In September 2014, India became the first Asian country and the fourth country in the world to enter the Mars orbit in its first attempt. What is the name of the craft?
A
Tejas
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B
Mangalyaan
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C
Chandrayaan 1
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D
Phoenix
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Solution
The correct option is C Mangalyaan India created history by successfully placing its spacecraft named Mars Orbiter Mission also called as Mangalyaan, in orbit around Mars, becoming the first country in the world to succeed in such an interplanetary mission in the first attempt itself.