Chandrayaan-4 mission: JAXA and ISRO collaboration to study Moon

Check what ISRO and JAXA are planning for the next Moon mission dubbed as LUPEX or Chandrayaan-4 mission.

In a new collaboration, ISRO partnered with JAXA to conduct another Moon mission to study lunar water and the surface thoroughly at various waypoints. 

Various studies and theories suggest that polar regions of the Moon may harbour water. With the Chandrayaan-4 mission, we can get a surety of whether there is water on the Moon or not.

The Chandrayaan-4 mission will gather data on the quantity and quality of the water resources available on the Moon.

The discovery can support future sustainable space exploration missions and the study of farther space objects.

The mission aims to conduct in-situ observations on the permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) which are expected to contain water. 

JAXA said, “We aim to understand the distribution, conditions, form and other parameters of the lunar water resources through in-situ observations in the polar regions of the Moon.”

Additionally, with the help of the Chandrayaan-4 mission, the space agencies want to improve their technology which is necessary to conduct low-gravity celestial bodies.

The improvements include the technology for mobility, lunar night survival and mining excavation.

During the study, the Chandrayaan-4 rover will dig up to 1.5 meters underground and it will collect samples to find the presence of water. 

The Chandrayaan-4 mission is expected to be launched in the year 2025. As of now, the lander and the rover are both in the development stage.