Chandrayaan-4 mission:  What makes the 2nd lunar project different from Chandrayaan-3

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Know what changes have been made in the Chandrayaan-4 mission in comparison to the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

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The Chandrayaan-4 mission is being developed by an international collaboration with a Japanese space agency called JAXA. However, the Chandrayaan-3 mission was all crafted and executed by ISRO.

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The Chandrayaan-4 mission is expected to last more than 3 months on the Moon to conduct studies, however, the Chandrayaan-3 mission was only designed for 14 days.

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The Chandrayaan-4 will be designed to survive lunar night with the help of Radioisotope heating units (RHU). On the other hand, Chandrayaan-3 lacked nuclear resources.

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Both the missions consist of a launcher, lander and rover. However, the Chandrayaan-4 mission has advanced equipment as well as instruments.

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Chandrayaan-3 mission objective included a soft landing and conducting studies on the Moon for 14 days. The Chandrayaan-4 mission objective includes surviving the lunar night and finding the presence of water.

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Chandrayaan-4 has international resources due to the JAXA partnership. Furthermore, NASA and ESA are also part of the mission. The Chandrayaan-3 mission was all the minds of Indian scientists.

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Both the lunar missions aimed at the lunar south pole to conduct studies on its surface.

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The Chandrayaan-4 mission is expected to be launched in 2025. The Chandrayaan-3 mission has successfully completed its course.

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The Chandrayaan-4 mission will unravel various mysteries about lunar water, its form and distribution which the whole world is eyeing.

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Now, we will have to wait till JAXA and ISRO share integral details about the mission progression and further plans.