(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Lunar Polar Exploration Mission 

(NOVEMBER-2023)

Lunar Polar Exploration Mission 

• In a joint effort, the space agencies of India and Japan are embarking on the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission.

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• Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) is a collaborative venture between Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency QAXA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• LUPEX will use a rover and lander to study the possibility of establishing a base on the Moon, the availability of water ice, and surface exploration technologies.
• JAXA and ISRO are developing the rover and lander, respectively.
• The rover will carry not only the instruments of ISRO and JAXA but also those of the US space agency NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

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Courtesy: Science Reporter