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Chandrayaan 2 to carry NASA science probe


25 March 2019  

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WASHINGTON: Chandrayaan 2, India’s second moon mission scheduled to be launched in April, would be carrying a NASA science probe, media reports said.

The Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA-owned laser retro-reflector arrays, which allows scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials.

Science instruments will also be flying to the Moon aboard the Israeli lander Beresheet, due to touch down April 11, Besides Chandrayaan 2, reports said.

Publish Date : 25 March 2019 17:35 PM

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