Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday termed it a "happy coincidence" that his summit meeting with US President Barack Obama took place days after "India-US summit" between the two countries' orbiters over Mars.
"After the Indian and US missions held a summit in space after reaching Mars, we are holding a summit meeting here. This is a happy coincidence," Modi remarked.
India's Mars Orbiter Mission last week entered the Mars orbit successfully, days after that of the NASA's Mars Curiosity rover.
Modi, in all his addresses in the US visit, has been praising the Indian Space Research Organisation's Mars mission and how the mission was cheaper than a Hollywood film.
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