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Europe’s next ride to the Moon: Chandrayaan-1
 
11 January 2008

Artist's impression of Chandrayaan-1
This artist's concept shows the Indian lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1. The spacecraft will carry two European experiments on board which are direct descendents of ESA's SMART-1 - the infrared spectrometer, SIR2, and the X-ray spectrometer, C1XS, to study the mineralogy and the chemical composition of the lunar surface. The third European instrument on board is the SARA Sub-kiloelectronvolt Atom Reflecting Analyser, that will study the interaction between the lunar surface and the solar wind.

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Chandrayaan-1 mission profile
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Chandrayaan-1 mission profile

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Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS)
Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS).

C1XS is one of the core-instruments that will carry out high-quality, low-energy (soft) X-ray spectroscopic mapping of the Moon.

Credits: ISRO/ ESA/ RAL

 
 
Sub Kev Atom reflecting Analyser (SARA)
The Sub Kev Atom reflecting Analyser (SARA)on board the lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.

SARA is the first-ever lunar experiment dedicated to direct studies of plasma-surface interactions in space.

Credits: ISRO/ESA/Swedish Institute Of Space Physics

 
 
Near-infrared spectrometer (SIR-2)
The Near-infrared spectrometer (SIR-2) on board the lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.

SIR-2 will study the chemical composition of the Moon’s crust and mantle.

Credits: ISRO/ESA/Max-Plank-Institute for Solar System Science

 
 
Chandrayaan-1 carries a 29-kg landing probe (MIP), which will be dropped onto the Moon’s surface at the beginning of the mission to conduct investigations.

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Chandrayaan-1, 3D view
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This is a 3D view of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft with some of the scientific instruments labelled.

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