ISRO is going to launch Chandrayaan-1, India’s first unmanned mission to the moon. The Chandrayaan-1 mission is aimed at high-resolution remote sensing of the moon in visible, near infrared(NIR), low energy X-rays and high-energy X-ray regions. Specifically the objectives will be:

*To prepare a three-dimensional atlas (with a high spatial and altitude resolution of 5-10m) of both near and far side of the moon.

* To conduct chemical and mineralogical mapping of the entire lunar surface for distribution of elements such as Magnesium, Aluminum, Silicon, Calcium, Iron and Titanium with a spatial resolution of about 25 km and high atomic number elements such as Radon, Uranium & Thorium with a spatial resolution of about 20 km.

It will take about 5½ days for Chandrayaan-1 to get to the Moon. Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft will be in a 100 km polar orbit around the Moon. Instruments of the European Space Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of USA are to be flown as payloads.

It will be a proud moment for all Indian when Chandrayaan-1 is successfully launched. I work for ISRO and knowing the efforts that have been put into this project, there is not even a speck of doubt in my mind that it will be a grand success. Send in your wishes for Chandrayaan-1 to be a grand success. You can email your wishes to moon@isro.gov.in

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