ISRO’s Chandrayaan 4 to land closer to Lunar South Pole than Chandrayaan 3

Project: Chandrayaan-4 set for 2027 launch

ISRO pursues large amount of Technology development The major objective of Chandrayaan-4 mission is to successfully land on lunar surface, extract lunar sample through robotic arm, ascent from lunar surface and bring back the collected lunar sample to the Earth, the Department of Space has updated Parliament on the mega project on 11 Dec. The […] Source

ISRO’s Chandrayaan 4 to land closer to Lunar South Pole than Chandrayaan 3

New Delhi: In a written response to a question posted at the Rajya Sabha, State Minister for Space Jitendra Singh revealed that ISRO is aiming to land the Chandrayaan 4 sample return mission closer to the lunar south pole than the Chandrayaan 3 mission. Singh noted, “The targeted landing site for Chandrayaan-4 is in the southern polar region of Moon (~84˚ to 86˚ south latitudes). This region is expected to be geologically diverse, having close p…