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This is a great discovery of Chandrayan-1, that water has been found on moon.

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Chandrayan-1 is a satellite launched in sky last year [2008]. It is an Indian satellite having instruments of 9 scientist. 5 from India and other 4 from different countries like china etc. Now Chandrayan has completed its target after finding water on moon.

Last year in 2008 this satellite Chandrayan-1  was launched from satish dhawan satellite launch centre India. This satellite was launched by ISRO:- INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION. This was launched with the help of 9 other small instruments or satellites. Out of which 5 were of INDIA and other 4 were from different countries.

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Recently NASA:-National Aeronautics and Space Administration joined with ISRO in this CHANDRAYAN mission for finding water on moon’s surface. Then NASA launched one MINERALOGY MAPPER and it was fitted into Chandrayan-1. Through this mineralogy mapper and with Chandrayan the molecules of water has been found on the surface of moon. Water molecules made up of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl made up of one oxygen and one hydrogen atom has been found on the surface of moon.

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This is really a great worldwide discovery. Which could not even possible without India’s Chandrayan and NASA’a mineralogy mapper. This is a great victory for Chandrayan-1, by ISRO. Now ISRO is planning to send Chandrayan-2 on the moon in 2014. They suppose to fit such an instrument in Chandrayan-2 which can try to dig and  get water from the surface of moon. Many countries now are longing to fit their instruments on CHANDRAYAN-2 which is already full by Indian instruments launched in satish dhawan centre and ready to be launched in 2014. Now Chandrayan-1 is still collecting some pictures of moon and its surface.

Hope one day we will be there on moon.

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