Chandrayaan-2
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Chandrayaan-2
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Preparations for launch of the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft are closely nearing end; where ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, hope that over the next few months or so, finality in on-going tests will see their first soft-landing attempt on the Moon. The mission consists of an Orbiter, and a Lander, which on setting down on the lunar surface not far from the moon's South Pole region, a Rover will then be deployed (expected to last just one lunar day, that is, the period of time it takes the Moon to complete one rotation on its axis with respect to the Sun - about 29 earth days). Both the Lander and Rover will collect data concerning the moon's rarefied envelope of charged plasma, and also analyses of the lunar soil (regolith) and moonquakes. While half of those 29 days will be in complete darkness and in extreme cold conditions (due to the moon's orbit around the Earth), expectations in survival of the Lander and Rover to a second lunar day, border on the optimistic. Costing approximately $150.0 million (INR9,593.107,871.88 Indian Rupee), Chandrayaan-2's current landing site objective is reported to be somewhere between the nearside craters of Manzinus C (69.99S, 21.68E) and Simpelius N (71.36S, 24.09E), with an alternative location somewhere east of Klaproth A at ~ 67.874S, 18.469W.
- JohnMoore2
Exploring the LROC's WAC (and NAC) photographs of Chandrayaan-2's possible landing sites
The Manzinus C - Simpelius N region on the Act-React Quick Map: http://bit.ly/2E9fOg5 (on Rukl's chart 74) (LAC 138).
The East of Klaproth A region on the Act-React Quick Map: http://bit.ly/2FIm6jZ (on Rukl's chart 72) (LAC 137).
- DannyCaes Feb 2, 2018
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation).
- Chandrayaan-1
Images
- View of the Chandrayaan-2 rover simulating surface tests. Credit: ISRO
LPOD Articles
LROC Articles
Bibliography
Amitabh, K.S. and Srinivasan, T.P. (2018). Potential Landing Sites for Chandrayaan-2 Lander in Southern Hemisphere of Moon (PDF) - 49th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2018 (LPI Contrib. No. 2083) , March, 2018.Amitabh, K.S. et al (2015). Study of Potential Landing Sites on Lunar South Polar area for Chandrayaan-2 Lander (PDF file) - 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 2015.
Goswami, J. N. et al (2011). CHANDRAYAAN-2 MISSION (PDF file) - 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 2011.
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