Current affairs: Chandrayaan-2 began its journey at 2:52 a.m. local time (21:21 GMT Sunday) on 15th July 2019 from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
a. Lunar North pole
b. Lunar South pole
c. Earth-facing surface
d. Moon’s orbital rotation surface
- The mission took place exactly 50 years after two U.S. astronauts stepped on the Moon
- This is an Indian mission to touch the Moon’s lunar side the South Pole
- No space agency has landed on the south pole of the Moon yet
- The Mission will give a better understanding of the evolution and origin of the Moon through topographical studies, analyses of minerals etc.
- The orbit of Chandrayaan-2 will make a circularized 100x100 km orbit
- The lander Vikram will land on the South Pole on 6th September 2019
- The Rover will carry out an experiment on the surface for a period of 1 Lunar day which is equal to 14 Earth days
About Chandrayaan-2:
- Launch date: July 15,2019
- Launch vehicle: GSLV-Mk III
- Launch station: Satish Dhawan Space Centre
- Launch Location: Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
- Chandrayaan-2 is the second lunar mission of ISRO after Chandrayaan-1 launched on 22nd October 2008
- The mission consists of 3 modules- Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan)
- Chandayaan-2 is an indigenously developed mission of ISRO and with its success, India will become the 4th country in the world to successfully land on the Moon after U.S., Russia and China
Question:
Q.1 Chandrayaan-2 mission of ISRO will explore which side of the Moon?a. Lunar North pole
b. Lunar South pole
c. Earth-facing surface
d. Moon’s orbital rotation surface
