In news– Moon mission involving India and Japan, Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX), has been gathering steam in the last few days.
About the mission-
- It is envisaged to explore the permanently shadowed regions or the dark side of the moon.
- It aims to send a lander and rover to the Moon’s south pole.
- The main objective of the mission is to confirm the presence of water in the polar regions of the moon.
- The mission is expected to be launched in the next couple of years.
- The launch vehicle for the mission will be a Japanese rocket, the lander system will be developed by ISRO while the Rover by JAXA, and its landing point will be the south pole of the moon.
- Various scientific instruments developed by the two space agencies will also be part of the mission.
Source: The Hindu
