Question

Mention some of the achievements of Chandrayaan.

Answer 1

Chandrayaan operated for 312 days and achieved 95% of its planned objectives. Some of the achievements are:

1. Chandrayaan’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper has confirmed that moon was once completely molten.

2. It has provided high-resolution spectral data on the mineralogy of the moon.

3. The X-ray signatures of aluminum, magnesium and silicon were picked up by the CIXS X-ray camera.

4. It has led to the discovery of the wide-spread presence of water molecules in lunar soil.

5. Chandrayaan-1 has discovered large caves on the lunar surface that can act as a human shelter on the moon.

6. Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument (LLRI) covered both the lunar poles and additional lunar region of interest.