The Rs 978 crore mission, seeking to explore the uncharted Lunar south pole by landing a rover, Chandrayaan-2 will be attempting to soft land the Vikram module on the surface of the moon. Pragyaan, a six-wheeled Rover, will be deployed for carrying out several experiments.
Chandrayaan-1’s lift-off mass was 1,380 kg, whereas the weight of Chandrayaan-2 is 3,850 kg.
Chandrayaan-2 comes 11 years after ISRO’s successful first lunar mission. Chandrayaan-1 scripted history by making more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon and being operational for 312 days till 29 August 2009
The Rs 978 crore mission, seeking to explore the uncharted Lunar south pole by landing a rover, Chandrayaan-2 will be attempting to soft land the Vikram module on the surface of the moon. Pragyaan, a six-wheeled Rover, will be deployed for carrying out several experiments. Chandrayaan-1’s lift-off mass was 1,380 kg, whereas the weight of Chandrayaan-2 is 3,850 kg. Chandrayaan-2 comes 11 years after ISRO’s successful first lunar mission. Chandrayaan-1 scripted history by making more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon and being operational for 312 days till 29 August 2009
Jul 22, 2019
