Short essay on indian space mission in 200 words
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this mission is successful, India will become the fourth country after the US, Russia, and China to conduct a soft landing on the moon and the first country to land close to the lunar south pole on its first attempt.
Apart from the scientist community, students have also been asked in schools to write essays on Chadrayaan-2, Indian's lunar mission. So first, let's start by knowing what exactly is Chandrayaan?
Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first mission to the moon. The name Chandrayaan means 'Chandra- Moon, Yaan-vehicle,' in Indian languages (Sanskrit and Hindi), the lunar spacecraft.
Chandrayaan-1 was operational for 312 days till August 29, 2009.
Discoveries made by Chandrayaan-1
Chandrayaan-1 discovered traces of water on the moon and water ice in the north polar region of the moon. It also detected magnesium, aluminium and silicon on the lunar surface. Global imaging of the moon is another achievement of this mission.
What is Chandrayaan-2?
Chandrayaan-2 is an Indian lunar mission that will explore the moon's south polar region. The aim of the lunar mission is to improve our understanding of the moon discoveries that will benefit India and humanity as a whole.