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Chandrayaan-2 is India's second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. It is developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the mission was launched from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 22 July 2019 at 2.43 PM IST to the Moon .It consists of a lunar orbiter, a lander, and a lunar rover named Pragyan, all of which were developed in India.The main scientific objective is to map the location and abundance of lunar water.
It also has an objective of spotting soft land on lunar. Scientific goals include studies of lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, the lunar exosphere, and signatures of hydroxyl and water ice.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Material Type:
- Reading
- Author:
- Pushti Parmar
- Wikipedia
- Date Added:
- 08/27/2019