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India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission has achieved a remarkable milestone by making the first-ever observation of the Sun’s coronal mass ejection effects on the Moon. This discovery, made by the CHACE-2 payload onboard the lunar orbiter, marks a major step forward in our understanding of lunar and space weather phenomena. During a rare solar event on May 10, 2024, a series of CMEs hurled from the Sun impacted the Moon, causing a sharp rise in the pressure of the Moon’s dayside exosphere — the Moon’s extremely thin atmosphere. This became the first experimental proof of how solar storms can alter the lunar environment. ISRO scientists say this finding will not only deepen our understanding of lunar space weather but also help design safer lunar missions and future bases that can withstand such solar events. India’s space journey has been full of landmark achievements — from Chandrayaan-1 confirming the presence of water molecules on the Moon, to Chandrayaan-3 making India the first nation to land near the lunar South Pole. And now, Chandrayaan-2 adds another feather to ISRO’s cap, taking India’s lunar science to new frontiers. So to discuss— What this observation means for India’s future lunar missions, and how it adds to the legacy of our Chandrayaan and other space achievements.
Anchor: – Namrata Singh
Producer: – Sagheer Ahmad
Guest Coordinator:- Deepti Vashisht, Vinod Kumar Singh, Paras Kandpal
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