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Hydrogen offers a new way to study the Moon

16 October 2009 The Moon is a surprisingly strong source of hydrogen atoms. That is the surprise discovery from ESA-ISRO instrument SARA onboard the Indian Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter. It gives scientists an interesting new way to study both the Moon and any other airless bodies in the Solar System.

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Chandrayaan-1 loses radio contact

1 September 2009 The Indian space agency has announced that it lost contact with its lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 on Saturday last week. The mission, which has achieved most of its scientific objectives, carried three European instruments.

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European lunar X-ray camera more sensitive than expected

26 January 2009 The European C1XS X-ray camera on board India’s Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter has detected the presence of magnesium, aluminium and silicon on the Moon during a small solar flare - one of the first of the new solar cycle.

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Chandrayaan-1 starts observations of the Moon Lunar spacecraft reaches its final orbit Chandrayaan-1 now in lunar orbit Chandrayaan-1 now in lunar transfer trajectory Chandrayaan-1 successfully launched – next stop: the Moon

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