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Chandrayaan-1 starts observations of the Moon

24 November 2008

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The lunar surface, as seen by Chandrayaan-1

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Picture of the lunar polar region taken by Chandrayaan-1's Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on 15 November 2008. Taken over the polar region of the moon, the picture shows many large and small craters. To the lower left, is the brightly-lit rim of 117 km-wide Moretus crater.

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Moon, seen from Chandrayaan-1 on 4 November 2008, from a distance of about 311200 km.

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Chandrayaan-1 image of the Moon's surface

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Image of the lunar surface taken by Chandrayaan-1's Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) on 13 November 2008, over the equatorial region of the Moon. Part of the Torricelli crater is visible to the lower left.

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Raw image of the lunar surface taken by the camera of the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on 14 November 2008 after separation from Chandrayaan-1.

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Raw image of the lunar surface taken by the camera of the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) on 14 November 2008 after separation from Chandrayaan-1.

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Looking at the Moon