(This story originally appeared in on Oct 07, 2014)

MUMBAI: Just 96 hours into the Martian orbit, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) has released its first 3D image of the red planet. MOM had entered the Martian orbit on September 24.The 3D picture was generated from multiple images taken by MOM's Mars Colour Camera on September 28 from an altitude of nearly 74,500 km. It has expanded on the 2D image of Mars that was released earlier. Isro said in order to obtain the 3D effect, viewers will have to use red and blue anaglyph glasses. "What sorcery is this? Get your 3D glasses to look at Mars the way I do," MOM tweeted.Seeing the image through the glasses will give one the impression of being close to the red planet. A huge dust storm in the northern hemisphere and below it the southern polar ice cap are also clearly visible.Immediately after its public release, the 3D image received 1,185 likes on MOM's Facebook page, with some saying a portion of Mars reminded them of the southern part of India. Universe Today, a well-known US-based space and astronomy website, described it as a "breathtakingly glorious view".The Mars Colour Camera was designed and made by Isro's Ahmedabad-based Space Application Centre.