India scripted history on this day, eleven years back!
The country’s first mission to the Moon ‘Chandrayaan-1’ was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
With more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon during its operational life of 312 days until 29 August 29 2009, this mission wasn’t an easy one at all. Remembering it all, the official Instagram page of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shared a post.
‘Chandrayaan-1’ made a path-breaking discovery, the detection of water in the form of vapour on the lunar surface. Also, the satellite discovered water ice in the North Polar Region, detected magnesium, aluminium and silicon and the global imaging of the Moon.
Meanwhile, the space agency released a new set of images from the Moon’s surface that were captured by the Dual Frequency-Synthetic Aperture Radar (DF-SAR) of ‘Chandrayaan-2’.
One shows impact craters on the lunar surface. The moon is bombarded by meteorites, asteroids and comets since its formation. Resulting in the formation of innumerable impact craters that form the most distinct geographic features on its surface.
Also, colourful images of the impact craters on the Moon, were released by ISRO. This will cast light on the age and origin of the craters in the Lunar South Pole region, which will help in understanding the evolution of the Moon.
