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[-] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

Congratulations to the amazing Indian scientists (and not the Modi admin) for accomplishing such a feat!

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Indians celebrated the double triumph of being the first to land on the south pole and the fourth to land on the moon.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

One of the mission's major goals is to hunt for water-based ice which, scientists say, could support human habitation on the Moon in future. It could also be used for supplying propellant for spacecraft headed to Mars and other distant destinations. Scientists say the surface area that remains in permanent shadow there is huge and could hold reserves of water ice.

The lander and the rover are carrying five scientific instruments which will help discover the physical characteristics of the surface of the Moon, the atmosphere close to the surface and the tectonic activity to study what goes on below the surface.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66594520

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

water-based ice

Is that like regular water ice, but extra based? ๐Ÿ˜‚

My point is that this kind of language padding (by the bbc) cracks me up.

(Yes, I know other kinds of solids are called ice - but they are also not '-based', they just are [and also irrelevant in this context])

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

Water-based ice, as in, contains impurities but is predominantly water.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Meanwhile, at the cosmodrome...

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Congratulations! Any indians here who can tell me what chandrayaan means?

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Chandra means Moon

Yaan means craft

Spacecraft for moon => Chandra yaan

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Pretty straightforward

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Not Indian but Chandrayaan means โ€œmoon craftโ€ in Sanskrit

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I'm happy for the team and excited to see what they find! Large amounts of water there would change the logistics for deep space exploration significantly.

It would be wonderfully convenient if we had a great big gas station nearby.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Saw the photos. Fewer penguins than I was expecting.

[-] [email protected] -5 points 2 years ago

So, a tad better than Russia? Nice!

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