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Chandrayaan-1 was India's first lunar space probe, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2008. The mission's primary objective was to orbit the Moon and map its surface in various light spectra to search for elements, minerals, and ice. A significant discovery made by Chandrayaan-1 was the presence of water molecules in the lunar soil, with approximately 1 kg of water found in every ton of surface material, particularly concentrated near the poles. The probe also carried an instrument that detected evidence of water originating from beneath the Moon's surface. The mission operated until 2009.12

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Mylswamy Annadurai
…director for India’s lunar probes Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Sriharikota Island, India, on October 22, 2008, by a PSLV-C11 launch vehicle. It had a mass at liftoff of 1,380 kg (3,042 pounds), including a 55-kg (121-pound) payload that contained 11 scientific instruments from India and several other…
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…director for India’s lunar probes Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan-1 was launched from Sriharikota Island, India, on October 22, 2008, by a PSLV-C11 launch vehicle. It had a mass at liftoff of 1,380 kg (3,042 pounds), including a 55-kg (121-pound) payload that contained 11 scientific instruments from India and several other…
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Cassini-Huygens
…to confirm the Indian probe Chandrayaan-1’s finding of small amounts of water on the lunar surface.
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…to confirm the Indian probe Chandrayaan-1’s finding of small amounts of water on the lunar surface.
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Chandrayaan
Chandrayaan-1 (chandrayaan is Hindi for “moon craft”), the first lunar space probe of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), found water on the Moon. It mapped the Moon in infrared, visible, and X-ray light from lunar orbit and used reflected radiation to
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Chandrayaan-1 (chandrayaan is Hindi for “moon craft”), the first lunar space probe of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), found water on the Moon. It mapped the Moon in infrared, visible, and X-ray light from lunar orbit and used reflected radiation to
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Indian Space Research Organisation
to the Moon (Chandrayaan-1, 2008; Chandrayaan-2, 2019; Chandrayaan-3, 2023) as well as the Mars Orbiter Mission (2013), India’s first mission to Mars. On January 16, 2025, ISRO successfully completed the SpaDeX mission, marking India’s first demonstration of space docking. This achievement makes India the fourth country after the
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to the Moon (Chandrayaan-1, 2008; Chandrayaan-2, 2019; Chandrayaan-3, 2023) as well as the Mars Orbiter Mission (2013), India’s first mission to Mars. On January 16, 2025, ISRO successfully completed the SpaDeX mission, marking India’s first demonstration of space docking. This achievement makes India the fourth country after the
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