Current context: India has successfully launched its second moon mission Chandrayaan-2
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 0
- It was ISRO’s successful second attempt so soon after the aborted launch on July 15, 2019
- The mission’s target is a region near the mysterious South Pole, where no other country’s mission have explored
- It is in line with India’s aim to become a major space player and put Indian astronauts in space by 2022
- India will become the fourth nation after the United States, Russia and China to land on the moon which is more than 200,000 miles away
- Launch Vehicle: GSLV MkIII-M1
- Launched into: an earth orbit
- Next orbit: The Lunar Transfer Trajectory
- LaunchPad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
- Launch Date: Monday, 22nd July 2019
- 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)
Question:
Q.1 How many countries have already explored the lunar south pole of the moon which Chandraayaan 2 will explore in its mission?a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 0
