Space Jewelry

Retro Reflectors

The orbiter had retro reflectors, bouncing lasers off the Moon's surface. This measured Earth-Moon distance accurately. 01.

Ice on the Moon

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Dance of Craters

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X-ray Spectrometer

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Moon's Imprint

Magnetic Mystery

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Ejecta Patterns

High-res images explained material ejection from craters, revealing Moon's history.

Space Jewelry

Chandrayaan 1 carried a piece of jewelry - a small amount of gold. This paid homage to the tradition of placing precious objects on exploratory vessels.

Retro Reflectors

Ice on the Moon

M3 instrument found water molecules on the Moon's surface, hinting at water ice in polar regions.

Dance of Craters

Chandrayaan 1's camera captured craters, revealing geometric patterns and their formation.

X-ray Spectrometer

Moon's Imprint

Moon Impact Probe crash-landed with India's tricolor, marking its journey.

Magnetic Mystery

Magnetometer detected localized magnetic fields, hinting at ancient activity.

Ejecta Patterns