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Chandrayaan Missions: Lunar Exploration

The document discusses the achievements of India's Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2 missions, highlighting the discovery of water on the Moon and the challenges faced during Chandrayaan-2's landing attempt. It also outlines the potential advancements and objectives of the upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission, including improved landing technology, sophisticated payloads, enhanced rover capabilities, and better communication systems. Overall, these lunar missions contribute significantly to our understanding of the Moon and the future of human space exploration.

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Chandrayaan Missions: Lunar Exploration

The document discusses the achievements of India's Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2 missions, highlighting the discovery of water on the Moon and the challenges faced during Chandrayaan-2's landing attempt. It also outlines the potential advancements and objectives of the upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission, including improved landing technology, sophisticated payloads, enhanced rover capabilities, and better communication systems. Overall, these lunar missions contribute significantly to our understanding of the Moon and the future of human space exploration.

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be/Si4HObNUWB0A Journey through Chandrayaan 1 and Chandrayaan 2 Missions:

The success of Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, provided valuable insights into the Moon's geology
and confirmed the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface. Another notable achievement
of this mission was mapping of lunar surface and identifying the minerals and elements present on
moon’s surface.

Chandrayaan-2, launched in 2019, further advanced India's lunar exploration efforts by attempting a
soft landing on the Moon's south pole. Although the lander experienced a hard landing due last-
minute software glitch, the mission's orbiter component continues to orbit the Moon and collect
important data.

Chandrayaan 3, with the aim of successfully deploying a lander and rover on the lunar surface for an
extended period of exploration.

Domains in which Chandrayaan 3 could see advancements:

1. Landing technology: Chandrayaan 3 may use improvements in landing technology to increase the
chance of a successful soft touchdown on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan 3's landing technology
may benefit from the lessons acquired from the failed landing attempt of Chandrayaan 2's lander,
Vikram.

2. Payload and experiments: Chandrayaan 3 may be able to carry experiments and payloads that are
more sophisticated than those carried by its predecessors. Improved instruments for studying lunar
surface, atmosphere, and mineral characterization as well as ones that look into the possibility of
water or other resources being present could be among these payloads.

3. Rover Capabilities: If Chandrayaan 3 includes a rover component, it could feature increased


mobility, higher-resolution cameras, better sample collecting capacities, and advanced
instrumentation to carry out more in-depth examinations of the lunar surface

. 4. Communication and Data Transmission: Chandrayaan 3 might employ advanced communication


systems to enable better and faster transmission of data between the spacecraft and Earth, ensuring
real-time monitoring and improved data collection.

5. Mission objectives: Compared to its predecessors, Chandrayaan 3 may have particular scientific or
exploration aims. These goals may centre on improving our knowledge of the Moon's geology, the
existence of resources, or the prospect for future manned missions.

In conclusion, lunar missions have been significant in developing human space exploration and
forming our understanding of the Moon.

Caption: “The Moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars." - Arthur C. Clarke

Let’s go on a tour with the legendary Apollo missions that were the first to set foot on the moon to
more recent initiatives by space agencies throughout the world, these missions have yielded
valuable scientific data, technological improvements, and breathtaking moments that have
captivated the world.

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