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Big Landmark : Chandrayaan-2 Mission On Target Says ISRO , Records First Evidence Of Sun’s Impact On Moon
This observation would help understand the lunar exosphere, very thin atmosphere of the Moon, and the impact of space weather on its surface, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said.
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The Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019, has made the first-ever observation of the effects of the Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Moon using its onboard scientific instruments, Indian Space Research Organisation said .
According to PTI report, This observation would help understand the lunar exosphere, very thin atmosphere of the Moon, and the impact of space weather on its surface, the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said.
Launched on July 22, 2019, from Sriharikota using the GSLV-MkIII-M1 rocket, Chandrayaan-2 carried eight experiment payloads.
On August 20, 2019, Chandrayaan-2 was successfully inserted into the elliptical orbit around the Moon.
India’s Chandrayaan-2 observes effects of the Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun on the Moon. First-ever observations showed an increase in the total pressure of the dayside environment of the Moon.
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Although communication with the Vikram lander was lost during its September 7 landing attempt, the Orbiter remains fully operational and continues to function in a 100 km x 100 km orbit around the Moon.
According to an ISRO release, one of the payloads (on-board Chandrayan-2), Chandra’s Atmospheric Compositional Explorer 2 (CHACE 2) has recorded the effects of the Coronal Mass ejections from the Sun on the lunar exosphere.