surface chemical composition

Chandrayaan-2 lander separates, 5 days to go for touchdown

8:09 pm September 2, 2019

Bengaluru: In a key event of India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, lander ‘Vikram’ was separated from the orbiter on Monday, five days ahead of its planned lunar touchdown, space agency ISRO announced. The separation of Vikram, which is set for soft landing on September 7 on the lunar surface along with rover ‘Pragyan’, was carried […]

Chandrayaan-2 performs 3rd lunar-bound orbit maneuver; landing in 11 days

12:50 pm August 28, 2019

Bengaluru: With just 11 days to go for its moon landing, the ISRO on Wednesday said it has successfully performed the third lunar-bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft. All spacecraft parameters were normal, the city-headquartered space agency said after the maneuver on the spacecraft that is currently in the lunar orbit for its rendezvous with […]

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