Article:- Chandrayaan-2

 Chandrayaan-2


Chandrayaan-2 is a lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the goal of studying the surface of the Moon and exploring the possibility of water and other minerals on the lunar surface. The mission was launched on July 22, 2019, using a GSLV Mk III rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India.


The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft consists of three segments: an orbiter, a lander (Vikram), and a rover (Pragyan). The orbiter, which is designed to orbit the Moon for one year, carries eight scientific payloads for mapping the lunar surface and studying the lunar exosphere. The lander, Vikram, was designed to soft-land on the lunar surface and deploy the rover, Pragyan, which was designed to roam around the landing site and conduct on-site chemical analysis of the surface.


One of the main objectives of the mission was to land a rover on the lunar surface and explore the south pole of the Moon, which is a region that has not been explored by any previous lunar mission. However, unfortunately, the communication with the lander Vikram was lost during the final descent stage, and the lander was not able to make a soft landing on the lunar surface. Despite the setback, the orbiter continues to operate and collect scientific data, and it has completed more than 70 orbits around the Moon.


The mission has provided valuable information and data about the lunar surface, such as the chemical composition, mineralogy, and topography of the lunar surface and the characteristics of the lunar exosphere. The data collected by the orbiter is being used to study the distribution of various elements and minerals on the lunar surface, and to map the surface features of the Moon.


In conclusion, Chandrayaan-2 is a lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched on July 22, 2019. It consists of three segments: an orbiter, a lander (Vikram) and a rover (Pragyan) with the goal of studying the surface of the Moon, exploring the possibility of water and other minerals on the lunar surface. The mission was not able to achieve its main objective of landing a rover on the lunar surface due to a setback during the final descent stage, but the orbiter continues to operate and collect scientific data, providing valuable information and data about the lunar surface, and it continues to be analyzed by the ISRO and other scientific institutions.

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