Transmission #28 From Tycho (M3 Mapper)

"The volume of data collected from Chandrayaan-I is phenomenal. Our computers in ISRO and NASA are filled up with information. It may take six months to three years to analyse it." - G Madhavan Nair ISRO chairman


Phase of the Moon Today: Waning Crescent 23% of Full

The Moon Mineralogy Mapper is an instrument aboard the Chandrayaan-1 lunar probe. It's mission is to map the luanr surface through high resolution spectral analysis. This will enable scientists to (hopefully?) answer questions regarding the Moon's origin and evolution.

The picture attached is one of the images produced by this spectrometer and it clearly shows water signatures at the poles of the Moon - where there is water - there is a potential for life - and potential for a lunar base. We'll just have to wait and see.
Here is a link to a book on the history of the Chandrayaan-1 mission
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