CHANDRAYAAN 2[/caption]CHANDRAYAAN 2 is the second lunar mission planned by ISRO. It will have an orbiter, a lander and a rover. The Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) will provide the lander, the rest wil be developed indigenously. The orbiter will orbiter will orbit the moon at an altitude of around 200 km. the rover will roam the surface, collect samples of soil or rocks, analyze them with a spectrometer and send the data to the orbiter to be relayed back to Earth. The orbiter itself will also carry some scientific instruments that will map the elements present in the moon’s surface and look for water.
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