ISRO releases first sharp pictures of Moon`s South Pole |
After a long silence and wait, the Indian Space Research Organisation on Wednesday released images and first scientific data from its Chandrayaan 2 mission, which is survived by the Orbiter after its lander failed to have a soft landing. Captured by the Orbiter`s High-Resolution Camera from an altitude of 100 kilometres, ISRO shared that the images are the highest resolution visuals ever taken of the Moon. The image, acquired at 4:38 Indian Standard Time on 5 September, reveals part of the Boguslawsky E Crater in the South Polar region and its immediate surroundings. ISRO also annotated the image with details about the crater, like its diameter of 14 km and depth of 3 km. The space agency earlier said that the Orbiter is likely to enrich the understanding of the Moon`s evolution and mapping of the minerals and water molecules in the Polar Regions, with the help of its eight scientific instruments.
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