Chandrayaan-4 mission: Check ISRO’s plan to bring back lunar soil

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Chandrayaan-4 mission will bring the sample of lunar soil back to Earth. Know how ISRO will conduct the mission.

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ISRO is working on a new lunar exploration project called the Chandrayaan-4 mission in collaboration with JAXA, a Japanese space agency.

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The mission aims to study the lunar south pole and find the presence of water. The Chandrayaan-4 mission also plans to bring samples of soil back to Earth. 

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Nilesh Desai, Director of the Space Applications Centre (SAC/ISRO) said that the central module of the spacecraft will come back with a sample of soil and rock.

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Desai said, “Central module will come back after docking with the orbiting module which will later separate near to Earth atmosphere and re-entry module will come back with the sample of the soil and rock of the Moon.”

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Now the major part of the mission will be bringing back the lunar sample along with finding the presence of water.

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As per reports, the Chandrayaan-4 mission will have two launch vehicles to conduct the successful entry to the Moon's surface and then back to Earth.

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The Chandrayaan-4 mission is now under development as the rover is being designed by JAXA and the lunar lander is being designed by ISRO.

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The lander and the rover are expected to weigh more than 350kg, therefore, it will be a challenge for ISRO to conduct a safe landing.

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NASA and ESA will also be a part of the Chandrayaan-4 mission as they will be sending their scientific instruments to study the Moon.

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The Chandrayaan-4 mission is expected to be launched in the year 2025.