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.

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…