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The Chandrayaan spaceship
was launched with the aid of
PSLV – XL rocket from the
infamous Satish Dhawan
Space Centre located in
Sriharikota.
The Chandrayaan 2, on the
other hand, was recently
launched into the space on
its mission towards the lunar
expedition on July 22nd, 2019
with the GSLV – Mk III rocket.
As mentioned before, it has
three components – the lunar
orbiter, the lander and finally,
the rover. The main objective
behind this specific launch is to
gauge the possible availability
as well as the primal location of
possible water traces on moon.
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With the Chandrayaan 2,
the scientists are expecting
to promote a soft landing of
the lander, Vikram on the
lunar surface and then finally
deploy their rover, Pragyaan
to further conduct the scientific
experiments to achieve their
goals and objectives.
The Chandrayaan 1 weighed
1380 kg during life off while the
Chandrayaan 2 weighs almost
triple of that with 3850 kg.
Landing Site of the
Chandrayaan 2
When it comes to explaining
the landing site of the
Chandrayaan 2, the scientists
are expecting to make an
attempt in launching both the
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lander as well as the rover
in one of the high plain
which is nestled between
the two craters of Manzinus
C and Simpelius N.
The reason why the
expedition to the Lunar
south pole is so interesting
is mainly because of the
fact that it does have
the possibility of water
presence there because of
the shadowed areas there.
Additionally, this region is
also believed to have cold
trap craters in there along
with a similar fossil record
much like that of the early
Solar system.
What are the final
objectives of the
Chandrayaan 2?
With such huge
achievements and success
rates, it is believed that the
objectives and goals behind
the Chandrayaan 2 are going
to be a huge success as well.