Chandran's Objectives

Chandrayaan's goals: India's mission to the moon

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is responsible for the Chandrayaan programme, which consists of many lunar exploration missions. Chandrayaan-1, the initial mission, was launched in 2008 and spent 10 months orbiting the Moon. Chandrayaan-2, the second mission, was launched in 2019 with the goal of putting a lander and rover on the Moon's south pole. However, the lander crashed while it was descending, preventing the rover from being deployed.

The third mission, Chandrayaan-3, will touch down on the Moon's south pole in August 2023 after being launched in 2023. The mission's goals include:

• Show how to land softly and safely on the moon.
• Performing in-situ research on the lunar surface.

The precise goals of the Chandrayaan missions include the following:

Chandrayaan-1:

• to investigate the lunar surface's geology and chemical makeup.
• to look for aqueous ice in the polar regions of the moon.
• high-resolution lunar surface mapping.

The Chandrayaan programme marked a crucial turning point in India's space development. India will significantly increase its influence in the international space community if the missions are successful.

Chandrayaan-2:

• to send a lander and rover to the south pole of the moon.
• to perform on the lunar surface in situ scientific investigations.
• to research the lunar dust and atmosphere.

Chandrayaan-3:

• to send a lander and rover to the south pole of the moon.
• to perform on the lunar surface in situ scientific investigations.
• to gather lunar surface samples and bring them back to Earth.

Our understanding of the Moon has greatly benefited from the Chandrayaan missions. Scientists now have a greater understanding of the Moon's genesis, evolution, and prospective resources because to the data that the missions obtained. Future missions to the Moon, including ones to gather samples from the Moon and bring them back to Earth, would be made possible by the Chandrayaan missions' success.

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