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Chandrayaan 1 was India's first spacecraft launched to explore the Moon. It lifted off on 22 October 2008. It was under the control of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Chandrayaan 1 carried NASA's M1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper. The space mission was designed to last for two years. In actuality the mission lasted for 312 days. It mapped about 95% of the moon's surface. On 29 August 2009 radio signals from Chandrayaan-I were lost. The mission was considered ended at that point. The lunarprobe showed the presence of water on moon.

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  • Moon Mineralogy Mapper left

    Moon Mineralogy Mapper (left)

  • SIR-2 Logo

    SIR-2 Logo

  • Direct evidence of lunar water

    Direct evidence of lunar water through Chandrayaan-1 Chandra's Altitudinal Composition (CHACE) output profile

  • Chandrayaan1 Spacecraft Discovery Moon Water

    These images show a very young lunar crater on the side of the Moon that faces away from Earth, as viewed by Chandrayaan-1's NASA Moon Mineralogy Mapper equipment

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Chandrayaan-1 para niños

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