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(The Gist of PIB) Images sent by Chandrayaan-1 indicate possible impact on Earth's atmosphere on Moon

(THE GIST OF PIB) Images sent by Chandrayaan-1 indicate possible impact of Earth's atmosphere on Moon

Images show that Moon maybe rusting at poles. Also, Chandrayaan-1 data indicates that Moon's poles are home to water.
Since surface of Moon is known to have iron-rich rocks, and not water and oxygen, NASA believes that atmosphere might be partly responsible for the same.

Launched in 2008. It carried 11 scientific instruments built in India, USA, UK, Germany, Sweden and Bulgaria.
Payloads from India: Terrain Mapping Camera, Flyper Spectral Imager, Lunar Laser Ranging Instrument, High Energy X - ray Spectrometer, Moon Impact Probe.
Payloads from abroad: Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer, Near Infrared Spectrometer, Sub keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer, Miniature Synthetic Aperature Radar, Moon Mineralogy Mapper, Radiation Dose Monitor.
It aimed at conducting chemical and mineralogical mapping of the entire lunar surface for distribution of mineral and chemical elements.

Detected water in vapour form in trace amounts,
To confirmed Ocean Magma Hypothesis,
To detected x-ray signals during weak solar flares thus indicating presence of magnesium, aluminium, silicon and calcium on lunar surface.
Union Minister of State for Space informed that launch of Chandrayaan-3 may take place in early 2021.