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Índia vai lançar segunda missão lunar

July 14, 2019 - A nave Chandrayaan-2 da Índia prepara-se para colocar uma sonda do
tamanho de uma mala na Lua, a 600km do pólo sul lunar, enquanto um
módulo em órbita procura água — vital para futuras missões tripuladas.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's space agency plans to launch a spacecraft on July 14, in the hopes of landing a rover vehicle on the Moon in early September.

If successful, India will be the fourth nation to soft land on the lunar surface – after the US, former Soviet Union and China.

The Chandrayaan-2 will be the country's second lunar mission, after the previously successful Chandrayaan-1 orbited our nearest celestial neighbour in 2008.

This mission will focus on the lunar surface – gathering data on water, minerals and rock formations.

If all goes to plan, a lander and rover (with a two-week lifespan) will touch down near the lunar south pole in September, the first to ever do so in that region.

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PUBLISHED: 26/06/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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