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First set of data from Chandrayaan-2
Why is it in News?
- ISRO released first set of data from the Chandrayaan-2 for general public.
Details:
- “All experiments are performing well and data received suggest excellent capability to deliver pre-launch promises”- ISRO.
- Indian Space Science Data Centre is the nodal centre for the planetary data archive.
- ISSDC released data from its PRDAN portal.
- Chandrayaan-2
(1) Chandrayaan-2 is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), after Chandrayaan-1.
(2) It consisted of a lunar obiter, the Vikram Lander, and the Pragyan lunar rover, all of which were developed indigenously.
(3) The main scientific objective is to map and study the variations in lunar surface composition, as well as the location and abundance of lunar water.
(4) Chandrayaan-2 was the world first lunar mission going for a soft landing on south pole of Moon.