Question

Q3. Consider the following statements about Chandrayaan-2:

1. Chandrayaan-2 will be ISRO’s first inter-planetary mission to land a rover on any celestial body.

2. A rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other celestial body.

Which of the above statements are correct?

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) Both 1 and 2

• Chandrayaan-2, the lunar mission under which the ISRO will for the first time attempt to land a rover on the moon’s south pole.
• The rover of India’s second lunar mission, costing nearly Rs 800 crore, will be made to land near the yet-unexplored south pole.
• India is going to launch Chandrayaan-2 in April. The Chandrayaan-1 mission spotted water on the moon. Chandrayaan-2 is a further extension of the project and it is as good as landing a man on the moon.
• Chandrayaan-2 will be ISRO’s first inter-planetary mission to land a rover on any celestial body.
• Landing the rover near the south pole is a very tricky area with rocks formed a million years ago. It has very old rocks. This could possibly help us understand the origin of universe.
• Another reason behind landing the rover near the south pole was that the area has not been explored by other missions.
• A rover is a space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other celestial body. Some rovers have been designed to transport members of a human spaceflight crew; others have been partially or fully autonomous robots.
• Rovers usually arrive at the planetary surface on a lander-style spacecraft.
• Rovers are created to land on another planet, besides Earth, to find out information and to take samples.
• They can collect dust, rocks, and even take pictures. They are very useful for exploring the universe.