Chandrayaan-2 sends radar images of water ice, and soil on Moon's poles

Chandrayaan-2 sends radar images of water ice, and soil on Moon's poles

Over the past five years, nearly 1,400 radar datasets have been collected and processed to generate detailed polarimetric mosaics covering latitudes from 80 to 90 degrees in both hemispheres.

Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter Maps Water Ice and Lunar Soil in Unprecedented Detai

India’s Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter has achieved another major milestone by sending high-resolution radar images revealing traces of water ice and soil composition near the Moon’s poles. Operating since 2019, the spacecraft continues to orbit the Moon, providing groundbreaking data that deepens our understanding of its polar regions. Scientists at the Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter Unveils New Insights Into Moon’s Polar Regions

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday announced that it has collected advanced scientific data from the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter to enhance understanding of the Moon’s polar regions, including parameters that describe the physical and dielectric properties of its surface. In a statement, ISRO said this research marks India’s significant contribution to future global lunar exploration, providing new insights that could help…