ISRO Seeks Proposals For Analysis, Utilisation Of Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter Data

ISRO Seeks Proposals For Analysis, Utilisation Of Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter Data

• This announcement of opportunity will be open to all researchers from recognised academic institutions, colleges, universities, planetaria and government organisations.
• As per ISRO, data from Chandrayaan-1 are extensively used by Indian researchers in order to understand lunar morphology, determination of surface age, composition of moon surface as well as studies on possible presence of magmatic & exogenic water.
• Such studies have provided enhanced views with respect to lunar evolutionary processes and expanded Indian lunar science community.
• Data from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads are made available for public and scientific proposals are used for scientific analysis, in order to strengthen Indian research community for lunar science studies.

Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is currently in a 100 km x 100 km circular polar orbit around the Moon and carries eight experiments for studies ranging from surface geology and composition to exospheric measurements that would continue to build upon the understanding from previous lunar missions. Data from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads was released on December 24, 2020 for public for scientific analysis. In July 2021 another set of data were released from payloads.

It is the second lunar exploration mission by ISRO, after Chandrayaan-1. It comprises of lunar orbiter, Vikram lander, and Pragyan lunar rover. All these equipments were developed in India. This mission was launched with the objective of mapping and studying variations in lunar surface composition.