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Chandrayaan2 mission

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CHANDRAYAAN-2     Chandrayaan-2 is India's second  lunar exploration   mission after Chandrayaan-1.  Developed by the  Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)  , the mission is planned to be launched to the  Moon  by  Geosychronous Satelite Launch Vechicle Mark III  (GSLV MK III) . It include a lunar orbiter, lander and rover, all developed inedigenopusly. Chandrayaan-2 will attempt a soft landing of a lander and rover in high plain between two  craters,  Manizinus C  and  Simpelius N  , at a latitude of about 70 degree south. The wheeled rover , will move on the lunar surfave and will perform on site chemical ana-       lysis. It can relay data to Earth through the Chandrayaan-2 orbital and lander , which  will fly on the same launch. Launch of Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled for 14 July,2019 at 21:21 UTC. A successful  landing would make India the 4th country in the world to achive a soft landing on the Moon, after the space agencies of the USA , U