So, Captain,
they’re off to the
moon again.
Thundering
typhoons!
To the lunar
south pole this time.
Wooah wooah!
Do they have water?
Do they sell
BONES on
the moon?
It’s an
elliptical orbit...
384,000 kilometres.
Named Pragyan (Sanskrit for wisdom), this 6-wheeled, 27-kg vehicle will carry an alpha
particle X-ray spectrometer and a laser-induced breakdown spectroscope for in situ elemental
mapping around the landing site
ROVER
Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark-III.
This is India’s most powerful launcher.
(Source: ISRO)
ROCKET
Graphics by
DEEPAK SHARMA