• Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Congrats India. Incredible times we’re living in! Russia just got outpaced in the space race by… India!

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    1 year ago

    Does anyone know what they’re planning to study with this probe?

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      1 year ago

      From a Reuters article:

      The Chandrayaan-3 is aimed at the lunar south pole, a region with water ice, or frozen water, that could be a source of oxygen, fuel and water for future moon missions or a more permanent moon colony.

      If it lands successfully, the Chandrayaan-3 is expected to remain functional for two weeks, running a series of experiments including a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.

      Edit: This is going to be the site of US’ Artemis-III mission as well. So NASA would be very keen to know about the findings out of this rover and lander.

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      From Wikipedia:

      ISRO has set the following mission objectives for the Chandrayaan-3 mission:

      Getting a lander to land safely and softly on the surface of the Moon. Observing and demonstrating the rover’s loitering capabilities on the Moon. In-site observation and conducting experiments on the materials available on the lunar surface to better understand composition of the Moon.[17]

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        1 year ago

        Thanks, it seems more of a technological proof of concept mission, rather than a purely scientific mission. Hopefully this leads to more space exploration capabilities in the international community.

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    1 year ago

    It is all thanks to the Russian mission which went in beforehand to establish that the surface was, indeed, solid…

    /s