Mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ got a big success
Water discovered on the surface of the moon
India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 has got a big success. The lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ has detected the presence of water molecules on the Moon. This has been revealed from the data obtained during the mission. The research paper, written in collaboration with AS Kiran Kumar, former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), states that the instruments on board ‘Chandrayaan-2’ also have an instrument called Imaging Infrared Spectrometer (IIRS), which is used to obtain global scientific data. is working for a polar orbit of 100 km.
In fact, a paper published in the journal said that the initial data from IIRS clearly showed extensive hydration and the presence of immiscible hydroxyl (OH) and water (H2O) molecules on the Moon between 29°N and 62°N latitudes. Is.
India had sent its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 to the moon on 22 July 2019. However, the lander Vikram was not successful in making a soft landing in the South Pole region of the moon as planned on September 7 of the same year, due to which India’s dream of becoming the first country to land on the moon in the very first attempt was not fulfilled. Found.
Plagioclase-rich rocks have been found to contain more OH (hydroxyl) or possibly H2O (water) molecules than in the dark plains of the Moon. Chandrayaan-2 may not yield the desired results, but the developments related to it matter. There was also a rover named Pragyan inside the lander of Chandrayaan-2. The mission’s orbiter is still functioning well and it has been sending data to the country’s first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1.
