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Q. In the context of the recently conducted Chandrayaan-2 mission by India, consider the following statements:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q. In the context of the recently conducted Chandrayaan-2 mission by India, consider the following statements:
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution
The correct option is B 2 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect:
- Chandrayaan-2 was India’s second mission to the moon and was a follow-up mission from the Chandrayaan-1 mission (launched in 2008) that assisted in confirming the presence of water/hydroxyl on the moon in 2009.
- The three modules of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft included Vikram Lander, an Orbiter, and Pragyan Rover.
Statement 2 is correct
- Chandrayaan-2 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk-III rocket on July 22, 2019, and reached lunar orbit on August 19.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect:
- Chandrayaan-2 was India’s second mission to the moon and was a follow-up mission from the Chandrayaan-1 mission (launched in 2008) that assisted in confirming the presence of water/hydroxyl on the moon in 2009.
- The three modules of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft included Vikram Lander, an Orbiter, and Pragyan Rover.
Statement 2 is correct
- Chandrayaan-2 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk-III rocket on July 22, 2019, and reached lunar orbit on August 19.
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