ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter
India Hails Role Played by its Space Mission in Gathering Evidence of Water on Moon
Voice of America
India is triumphant at the role played by its inaugural moon mission in helping gather evidence that there is water on the moon. Indian scientists hope the latest discovery will bring international recognition to its space program.
The announcement that there is evidence of water on the moon has been made by the U.S. space agency, NASA, after data from their instruments on board an Indian satellite and two other satellites was analyzed…
However, data gathered before the Chandrayan mission was aborted has shown that very fine films of water particles coat the particles that make up the lunar surface. Scientists say it is not enough moisture for homegrown life on the moon but if it were to be processed in mass quantities it might provide drinking water for future moon-dwellers.
The head of India’s space agency, G. Madhavan Nair, called it a “path breaking find” and said that Indians should be proud of the fact that Chandrayan played a role in the discovery.”
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