Chandrayaan-4: Moon lander, rover to role of NASA, ESA, know it all in brief

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Chandrayaan-4 mission spacecraft will be ready to be launched in 2025. Know how the Moon rover will conduct studies on the surface.

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are collaborating for the next lunar mission called Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) that has been dubbed as the Chandrayaan-4 mission.

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The goal of the LUPEX project is to search for water and other resources on the Moon, and to develop the expertise to explore the lunar surface more efficiently.

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JAXA will be developing the Moon rover and ISRO will be developing the Moon lander. The rover will also carry observation instruments from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

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JAXA's rover will search for areas where water is likely to be present and collect samples of the soil by drilling into the ground.

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According to JAXA, the rover will be equipped with instruments for measuring the quantity and quality of lunar water, if found.

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The Moon rover will be powered by the “World-first and world-leading technologies for the driving system and batteries.”

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As of now, the Moon rover is in the development stage and it will take various tests to analyze its driving capabilities due to the heavy load of payloads and instruments.

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Chandrayaan-4 mission is planned for the year 2025, however, the launch date has not been disclosed yet.

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The progression of the Chandrayaan-4 mission will be notified through the @lupex_jaxa account on X.